On that in a few minutes. The poltiical battle continues we have mostly cloudy skies that will continue into the afternoon, too, with a few flurries. Snow will track back into the area tonight into tomorrow, but today we wiwi mainly hhve clouds, fog and some flurries. That snow could cause some travel headaches tomorrow morning. Ill have more on that in a few minutes. The poltiical bbttle continues which president will appoint the next Supreme Court justice . Will it be president obama until a new president is in office. Tracie potts takes a scalias flagdraped casket arrived in the dc area constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor. The white house says that wont happen this week while congress is on break. But with flags at half staff, were already seeing possible candidates mentioned thats his prerogative. But we dont have to confirm him and we wont. If there is an up or down vote july. Without conservative scalia, key cases could end up in a tie. We will see unlimited abortion on demand throughout this country, partialbirth abortion, person. Democrats insist the country shouldnt have to wait nearly a year decide. We have a president. He was elected. He has the right to look kindly on republican actions try to thwartthat he is supposed to be able to do. Now this is not just about that will be running in south justice. He thinks trumps record is too liberal. Tracie potts, nbc news washington. An iowa constitutional law expert says a new justice should be nominated sooner rather than later. Several major cases involving affirmative action, abortion and labor issues are pending right now. With only eight members on the court that could lead to split decisions forcing the lower court to resolve issues. One iowa legal expert calls the battle already brewing between if the question is, is our government running well which right now is a huge question in the thing he is supposed to do. This would be the height of irony. One iowan is on the list of potential Supreme Court nominees. Jane kelly is a fefeeral appeals courttjudge. She worked at the federal Public Defenders Office in cedar rapids for many years after going to Harvard Law School where she was a classmate of president obamas. She aso survived a vicious attack out jogging on a trail in 2004. Kelly has earned praise from past. Grassley chairs the Senate Judiciary committee which oversees hearings for Supreme Court nominees. Hes joined other repuuicans in calling for a delay in thh nomination process until after the next president is elected. A shooting. It happened in eagle grove last night. Authorities say one person was airlifted to des moines. Another person is also being treated at the hospital. Thats all the information we know at this point. A campus bus driver. Ccused of tting and kililng an iowa state student. Is in court later today. Benjamin clague faces a charge of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death. The victim urbana native emmalee jacobs was a freshman at iowa state. The hit and run happened in december. Police used video from cyride buses as part of the investigation. A teenager dies after falling from a truck and landing on a highway. It happened in grant county wisconsin last friday. Investigators say the teen had set his truck to cruise at 30 miles per hour. Got out and stood on the Running Board while steering from outside the truck. Police say he fell when he attempted to get back inside. Landing on the road and suffering a head injury. He later died at a hospital. Thre friends were in the car at the time of the accident. State lawmakers are considering a iowans. It focuses on medical treatments for those with autism like noah cobbs. He received Behavior Analysis treatment. But no longer fits the requirements to receive a grant to pay for it. The new bill moving through the legislature would require Insurance Companies to cover treatment plans for those with well why do you do this . They wont cover them unless we do. They wont cover families like ours unless the state takes action to make sure it happens, 43 states have passed similar laws. Lawmakers also considering a distracted driving bill. It would ban cell phone use while youre driving. Unless youre using a handsfree device. Right now its illegal to text or send out emails while driving in iowa. But not talking. In fact. Only drivers with permits or intermediate license holders can not talk on their cell phones and drive. This bill needs to pass a committee this week or it will fall victim to the first funnel a child playing with matches is believed to be the cause of an a baby went to the hospital following this sioux city fire frigid weather. The fire alarms went off and usually we dont Pay Attention the ceiling so i knew there must have been a fire upstairs, no charges will be filed. A nearly one billion dollar drug bust. Australian police making their biggest drug bust ever. Finding about 900million dollars worth of a liquid drug. Hidden in imported boxes of silicone inserts. This drug is commonly known in australia as ice coming up. Today is president s day which also means the first major sales holiday of the year. Well tell you where and how to look for deals. Plus. People in eastern iowa brave wellllbe right baccwith your storm track seven forecast. We still have some light fog as we head into the afternoon. Tonight, snow will track back in. Ill have the youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. Thhs is the kwwll news at noon now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. We will have a few flurries this Weather Network cameras are nice right now. In the 20s and it is even in the 40s to the canada tonight bringing some snow to the area by late afternoon. Most of the snow will be 12 with a few areas higher mostly cloudy skies. Mild weather with highs close to normal and light winds. Lows tracking in by morning. Snow is most likely in the morning with a more scattered nature in the northwest andndbecome gusty by midafternoon. We cool back to we could also see some rain afternoon along with the fog before another system tracks in late tonight and tomorrow. Visibilities are improving, but we will keep some light fog all showing better conditions than this mornings dense fog. Temperatures are actually pretty west we have lots of clouds more tracking in from the west as a clipper tracks in from canada tonight bringing some snow to the area by late afternoon. Most of the snow will be 12 with a few arras higher mostly cloudy skies. Mild weather with highs close to tonight drop only to the mid to a more scattered nature in the afternoon and may mix with some rain as highs climb into the 30s. Winds will turn to the northwest and becomemegusty by midafternoon. We cool back to the mid 20s on wednesday but warm to the mid 40s by friday 7 weather team. See the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team we will have a few flurries this visibilities are improvingg but will keep some light fog all this mornings dense fog. Temperatures are actually more tracking in from the west as a clipper tracks in from will keep some into xhe afternoon. Most of the snow will flurries allng with the fog and tonight drop only to the mid to upper 20s with that light snow afternoon and may mix with some rain as highs climb into the midafternoon. We cool back to showers friday, but it currently looks dry for the weekend. We late tonight and tomorrow. Visibiiities are improving, but we will keep some light fog all showing better conditions than this mornings dense fog. More tracking in from the west as a clipper tracks in from will keep some into the trace. Today, just some flurries along with the fog and mostly cloudy skies. Mild weather with light snow tracking in by afternoon and may mix with some rain as highs climb into the 30s. Winds will turn to the warm to the mid 40s by friday we could d so see some rain canada tonight bringing some snow to the area by late showing better conditions than this mornings dense fog. Temperatures are actually pretty nice right now. In the 20s and it is even in the 40s to the canada tonight bringing some snow to the area by late be 12 with a few areas higher anna couple thh may only get a weather with highs close to normal and light winds. Lows tonight drop only to the mid to rain as highs climb into the 30s. Winds will turn to the northwest and become gusty by midafternoon. We cool back to showers friday, but it currently looks dry for the weekend. He lives in norway and also enjoys hiking. Really an outdoorloving cat. Jesper even has his own blog and thousands of facebook fans not to be outdone in terms off wintry fun. Dozens of dogs took part in a sledding race over the weekend. This is the up 200 sled dog race in michigan a 250 mile race that wrapped up yesterday. The race is pretty Serious Business too as the first fifteen winners take home a share of over 28thousand dollars. With first place scoring 72 hundred dollars. Musher Ryan Anderson and his dogs took home that grand prize for the sixth time in the last seven years. Coming up. Well hear from the pancake who camped out overnight for a grand opening in one eastern iowa city. And. What to look for in identifying tax fraud as the main season for moves in. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got people arerestaurqnt they camped out waiting for it to open. This was the scene outside the w cedar fallssihop this morning. The restuarant opened at six. And some people wanted to make sure im a big fan of pancakes and i yeah, we got to go to school, but its waa worth it, were ihop doesnt work so well they say they only got about three hours coming up. The upcoming tax season means more caution when it comes to fake returns. What you should look out for up next. Plus. How a new startup could pay ththusands toward our wedding with an immortant catch. Weeks into tax season and already the iru is dealing ith a number of fake tax returns. Experts say the troubles can be traced back to last years Data Security breaches. Millions of Social Security id thieves. Who are using the numbers to file fake returns to get other peoples refunds. The thieves then use the number to file a fake return and get other peoples tax refund. The only thing you can do to prevent fraud. Is try to get all of thatdone so away the good news many of the thieves are being caught by the irs. The good news many of the thieves are being caught by the irs. Its president s day. The first major sales holiday of the year. Many retailers are having storewide sales to clear out merchandise left over from the holidays. President s day is traditionally also one o the biggest car buyyg holidays of he year. With dealees offering additional incentives and savings. 10thousand dollars for your wedding, thats the promise from a new Startup Company out of seattle called swanluv. There is a catch. If you get divorced. You have to pay the money back, plus interest. The companys app analyzes the couples odds of staying together. And uses that information to come up withththe itnerest rate. Coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen. A fitting dessert for president s day. 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Speed may not be available in your area. Only from centurylink. It president s day, a day to celebrate us president s. And of our president s avorite loved all kinds of fruits and preserves, especially cherries. And former president james dollys soft gingerbread. Rumor has it, it was todiefor. Those who had a chance to dine with fdr, they knew he loved creamed chipped beef as well as, believe it or not donuts. Ronald always had a real passion fo chicken enchiladas. So after all that searching around, the one used it as a way to make abe fall in love with her while they were courting. Its simply a fromscratch cake loaded with ground almonds and finished todd lincolns president ial cake, so you can have one of abes most desired desserts as soon as tonight. Im howard in combat hospital stress. A report dives into the subject coming up i i a few moments. Plus. More on the bill that aims to end distracted driving in iowa. And. The pope continues his mexico tour today withhlenty of fan fare. Welcome back to the news at noon. Im ally crutcher we have an update to our top as a fire ignites a mobile home in cedar rapids this morning. Weve now learned the name of a man that has died in that fire 72year old Ronald Jacobs. His wife karen jacobs. Who is also 72. Has been transportd to the hospital. The mobile home belonged to the couple. Kwwl Kristin Rogers has been on the scene for most of the morning. And joins us ive now in cedar today . Hello ally yes, the fire happened here along the 3700 block of 16th avenue southwest in the mobile home behind me earlier this morning. I have spokenwith the firefighters that responded to the fire and that two ople were invvlved directllin this blaze. Weve now learned that a Ronald Jacobs age 72 has died in the blaze. His wife karen has been taken to surrounding homes near this living in mobile home as nice people and that the couple had lived in the reporting live from cedar rapdis, Kristin Rogers. Kwwl news. An investigation into what caused this fire is continuing this afternoon. Switching gears now. As we go forecast. Visibilities are getting better, showinghe improvement and wet roads, although there are sttll a few areas reporting partial coverage with snow and ice. Temperatures area still below freezing and will likely stay there for a few more hours. Afternoon, too, with a few flurries. Snow will track back into the area tonight into tomorrow, but today we will some travel headaches tomorrow mmrning. Ill have more on that in a few minutes. Visibilities are getting better, but we continue to have light fog in roads, although there are still a few areas reporting partial coverage ith snow and stay there for a few more hours. Wwhave mostlyyloudy skies that will continue into the tomorrow, but today we will flurries. That snow could cause some travel headaches tomorrow morning. Ill have more on that in a few minutes. Pope francis is once again getting a bit of a rockstar treatment in north america. You probably remember the popes trip to the us last year. Now excited heres he pope landing in chiapas this morning. Which is in southern mexico near the border with guatemala. He also held mass in a nearby continuing coverage today, many continue to honor the life of a Supreme Court justice. His death. Also becoming very polticial. Justice scalia died saturday of president reagan appointed scalia to the supree court in 1986, the most Senior Member of the court for several years. Hes also been one of the most years. Scalia died at a texas ranch. His body is now back home in virginia. It arrived late last night. Earlier on sunday, a procession of about 20 Police Officers brought the body to an el paso funeral home from he west texas ranch on saturday. Almost instantnty after theeews debate over whether president obama should appoint a successor. The president has the right and responsibility to nominate a new Supreme Court justice, which constitution, to act on the person that the president appoints. If the president appoints a liberal judge, it would swing the balance of the court. Many republicans feel the seat should be left open until a new president is elected. There is no way the senate should confirm anyone barack the senate is taking the week for the president s day holiday. Elsewhere. Flames light up an Apartment Building this morning in new york city. Look at this intense video out of the bronx. Fire crews say the fire started shortly before six this morning in the threestory building. You can see the firefighters trying to enter the upper floors of the ilding with tower ladders. Flames that grew asshigh as 20 feet. The building appears to have a deli on the ground floor and apartments on the upper two floors. No injuries have been reported in the fire. One of the oldest businesses in the country catches fire this general store in kentucky opened in 18 31. Making it one of the oldest continually operating General Stores in the country. It survivvd floods, lanssdes, and the great depression. But the fire destroyed historic boards and antiques inside the store. Back here in iowa a bill in the legislature would have a big pact on driversrshere in the state. The bill would make it illegal to talk on your cell phone while right now its illegal to text or send out emails while driving in iowa. But not talking. Ininfact. Only drivers with permits or intermediate license holders can not talk on their cell phones and drive. But a new bill would change idea. I would say about every 4th car so. A lot of policofficers and sheriffs support this bill as well. But the American Civil Liberties union of iowa is against this bill. After 20 years in the nba kobe bryant will hang up his sneakers at the end of the season. Was the Main Attraction one last time in his 18th and final all bryant as the nba and his peers gave number 24 a proper sendoff. He scored ten points with seven assists in the game while western conference teammate Russell Westbrook took Straight Year with 31 points. Try this on for size. Tide is experimenting with new scents it says are more masculine. H