Good afternoon. A strong low pressure system tracking to our south and east will just miss us with precipitation, but we will have some rather breezy to windy conditions over the next couple of days. North winds have taken over, so we will see cooler air tracking into the kwwl viewing area. Despite the cooler airflow, we will stay above normal today with highs in the across the south last night, killing at least three people. Of sugar hill mobile home park, more than 150 homes now just piles of ruble. Here, more than 30 were hospitalized, seven of those critical. The ruble. Toys. A neighborhood wiped off the map. Dozens were injured. Many of them pulled from the rubble. Barely alive. S colonel Michael EdmonsonLouisiana State police were asking for calm for this area. Were asking for prayers. We need that. This Community Needs that. Some 19 Million People were at risk during round one of the massive winter storm. All the way to nat we just held on to each overturned semi trucks, a gutted golds gym. And Thomas Howard. Who watched sot Thomas Howard tornado survivor 1 081 11 and all at once, we heard a loud noise. Whoooo back in convent, louisiana. Nobody is giving up resume for those three people still missing and the clean up im jacob rascon in southeast louisiana, back to you that band of Severe Weather now heading north into georgia and the carolinas. New at noon a cyclone is expected to be picked as the new Athletic Director for uni. This morning, the former ad for the panthers, might have let the cat out of the bag. Troy dannen tweeted congrats to david harris on his selection as ad uni. Harris is one of two finalists its between him and peter fields. Announcement this afternoon. Kwwls sports director rick coleman believes the biggest challenge for the new director will be fundraising. I mean that is a big thing for a very good program, very successful in the midmajor realm, but obviously struggling on the National Level to keep pace with iowa and iowa state in the state of iowa. Uni is scheduled to make the announcement at 2 this afternoon. Former iowa state head coach paul rhoads accepts a new coaching position rhoads will join the university of arkansas razorbacks Coaching Staff as a defensive backs coach. Rhoads spent seven seasons with the Iowa State Cyclones and was fired in novemeber after the sixth consecutive losing season. Decision 2016. Its another win for donald trump. He won the Republican Caucus in nevada. Its the third sraight contest trump has won overwhelmingly. Winning, winning, winning. His competitors are pushing the number of states yet to come super tuesday is next week were going to do very well in to be an amazing 2 months. We might not even need the 2 months folks, to be honest. Trump won nearly 50 percent of the vote. The race for second. Much closer. Marco rubio got 24 percent. With ted cruz behind at 21. Looking at the democrats now. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders taking their cases to voters in south carolina. Both appearing at cnns democratic president ial town hall in columbia. The democratic primary in that state is this weekend. Were still waiting for president Obamas Supreme Court nominee but the senate doesnt care who it is. Republicans signing a letter. They will not hold hearings on a Supreme Court nominee. President obama plans to name a successor to justice scalia, who died earlier this month. Senator grassley chairs the committee and his office sent us the letter. Which reads in part. This committee will not hold hearings on any Supreme Court nominee until after our next president is sworn in on january 20, 2017. Rick perry is cleared in court. The highest criminal court in texas has dismissed the second and final felony charge against the former governor. This likely ends the case against him. Perry was indicted by a grand jury in 2014 on abuse of power witch hunt, and says the criminal indictment helped tank his 2016 president ial run. Continuing coverage testimony continues today in the murder trial of an iowa man. The boone Police Officer is the first to take the witness stand today. Alexander fazzino is charged with murder in the her body was found in their home in boone in 2012. Her grandfather founded the Fareway Grocery chain. The case was moved to Winneshiek County because of pretrial publicity. Both sides agree that Emily Fazzino did have a previous addiction to prescription drugs. But prosecutors say theyll try to show she was on the path to recovery. Theyll also try to show she was planning to leave her husband mainly after police were called daniel kolacia, boone county attorney youre going to hear was slowly getting stronger at this time, standing up to alex, wanted to get away. On the other hand the defense plans to show emily as an addict. They claim she had a history of fainting from withdrawl symptoms which they believe led to her accidental drowning. About 40 eastern iowans are in des moines right now voicing their concerns with the states medicaid privatization. They group says, its not surprised iowa got federal approval to move forward with the plan. To private care is delayed until april first. However the delay we do see as a victory. Branstad wanted its not ready. We said it again and the federal governmetn listend to us, so we do see it as a victory. The group says today their main goal is to talk to iowa lawmakers about the need for a state committee that focuses solely on medicaid. Coming up. Is the city youre living in healthy . A new report on the top ranked cities across the county. And, flames are shooting out of this mans pants as he desperately tries to put them out find out what caused the well be right back with your storm track seven forecast. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered, with ally crutcher and meteorologist kyle kiel. This is the kwwl now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team good afternoon i am meteorologist kyle kiel. A strong low pressure system tracking to our south and east will just miss us with precipitation, but we will have some rather breezy to windy conditions over the next couple of days. North winds have taken over, so we will see cooler air tracking into the kwwl viewing area. Despite the cooler airflow, we will stay above normal today with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s, but we will cool into the low 30s north to upper 30s south tomorrow with stronger winds. There may be a few flurries possible for the most part it will be partly cloudy across eastern iowa. Clouds begin to break up by thursday afternoon and friday. Wind switches to the southwest saturday, ushering in upper 40s and 50s across our part of the state before a cold front tracks through sunday afternoon. A strong low pressure system tracking to our south and east will just miss us with precipitation, but we will have some rather breezy to windy conditions over the next couple of days. North winds have taken over, so we will see cooler air tracking into the kwwl viewing area. Despite the cooler airflow, we will stay above normal today with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s, but we will cool into the low 30s north to upper 30s south tomorrow with stronger winds. There may be a few flurries possible wednesday into wednesday night, but for the most part it will be partly cloudy across eastern iowa. Clouds begin to break up by thursday afternoon and friday. To the southwest saturday, ushering in upper 40s and 50s across our part of the state before a cold front tracks through sunday afternoon. A strong low pressure system tracking to our south and east will just miss us with precipitation, but we will have some rather breezy to windy conditions over the next couple of days. North winds have taken over, so we will see cooler air tracking into the kwwl viewing area. Despite the cooler airflow, we will stay above normal today with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s, but we will cool into the low 30s north to upper 30s south tomorrow with stronger winds. There may be a few flurries possible wednesday into wednesday night, but for the most part it will be partly cloudy across recall to let you know about this afternoon. Hyvee is recalling hyvee two ounce macademia nuts because of the potential for salmonella. They come in a blue bag and were sold all across iowa. No illnesses have been reported. Coming up. A car wash employee comes across a pricy item a woman left behind. And, soon forget the plastic all youll need is your face to pay for something. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered in tama, jesup, pocket. Flames shooting out of his pants as he desperately tries to put them out. Keep your eye on the guy to the right. Boom he says an e cigarette battery exploded in his pocket while he was at a register inside a kentucky Convenience Store over the weekend. The confused clerk couldnt quite register what he was i was shocked i was like what and just like this my hands were on my head. The man hassecond degree burns on his leg, but is able to walk. More people are trying to find time to get to the car wash this week. One woman is just trying to find her diamond ring. She lost it at a car wash in i was looking for change in there, but i come across out of the dirt theres a big ring just diamonds shining in every direction. The woman called but unfortunately, spoke to someone who works there who didnt know it had been found. Now, the owner hopes she calls back. The pittsburgh zoo announces its newest arrival the zoo welcomed this leopard cub to the family in a video posted on its facebook page. Are bonding quite well and will continue to be monitored by veterinary staff. Coming up. New changes to facebook let you be more expressive. And, do you live in a healthy city . A new report is out with the healthiest cities across the if you want to bundle great tv with highspeed internet, then call centurylink at. Ask for the directv select package, bundled with centurylink internet. You get all the channels you love, plus hbo, starz, showtime, and cinemax at no extra cost for the first three months. And you also get up to 12 megs of internet. All for about 40 bucks a month for 12 months. This deal sounds great, especially if you love sports. [ sports announcer voice ] get all the channels you love, plus up to 12 megs of internet for about 40 a month for 12 months. Score [ normal voice ] or, if you love great movies. 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Instead of memorizing a password or spend time resetting a password, mastercard identity check uses facial biometrics and fingerprints. To keep people from stealing your verification, mastercard uses an algorithm that requires users to blink while taking the selfie. A new report ranks cities across the country for their overall wellbeing. Naples, florida coming in as one overall in the gallup report. Onehundred ninety cities are on the list. Including some here in iowa. Des moines and West Des Moines ranked 48th. Cedar rapids is 145th. Coming up on kwwl, the mister food test kitchen. Soups on in the test kitchen a hearty onepot favorite on the way for you. But first, a look at your latest numbers from wall street and the this over and over again. We start by saut\ing about a pound or so of stew meat in a bit of vegetable oil. Once its browned veggies. You know carrots, celery, and onions. Now we add a good amount of chicken broth, our split peas and a bit been removed from their pods, everything is tender. You know, the nice thing about this is we can customize it by using short no matter which way you go, when you dish this up and top it with some crispycrunchy croutons get ready for comfort at its best. I do hope youll go theres a pretty good chance its going to become a yearround favorite. Im howard in the mr. Food test kitchen, where today we found a comforting way for you to say. Ooh its so good youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered. This is the youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered. This is the now on the kwwl news at noon. Lawmakers are discussing the hot topic guns theyre taking center stage in and, a big surprise for a threeyearold at his daycare. Stay tuned for that heart warming story. And, Severe Weather sweeps one part of the country causing deaths welcome back to the news at noon. Im ally crutcher lets go to storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan now for your first forecast. Good afternoon. A strong low pressure system tracking to our south and east will just miss us with precipitation, but we will have some rather breezy to windy conditions over the next couple of days. North winds have taken over, so we will see cooler air tracking into the kwwl viewing area. Despite the cooler airflow, we will stay above normal today with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s, but we will cool into the low 30s north to upper 30s south friday. Wind switches to the southwest saturday, ushering in upper 40s and 50s story today. Not necessarily in eastern iowa but in the south. At least three people are dead as tornadoes rip across southern states. People driving down the road capturing this video of one. You can see the twister tearing through right in front of traffic. One of at least seven confimed tornadoes hitting lousiana and hard. We walked to the glass tornado coming down going. Looked like crossing the road there and the doors stared sucking in where we were at back there. At least 30 people in another area of louisiana were hurt during the storms. Heres a look at some of the damage. You can see debris everywhere. Downed trees and power lines. Plus a look now at the damage to a gym in louisiana. It appears as though the roof is missing and the sides of the building are gone. Concerns over the zika virus take center stage in our Nations Capital today. A Senate Committee holding a hearing this morning, talking about the latest on the spread of zika. A representative from the cdc was expected to testify. Cases of the virus are reported in popular vacation spots like the carribbean and central america. Pregnant woman are advised not to travel to those places. Those who do travel should take precaution. Includi ng some university of iowa students who are going to mexico city for a keeping us updated in the class prevent it and how we can be careful when were in mexico city. The virus is spread through mosquito bites. The Iowa Department of Public Health isnt too concerned about the virus spreading here but worries about individual a citation from the Us Department of agriculture. Because of a runaway research goat. William the goat escaped from research handlers last month. He was eventually found and taken back to the school. The usda is citing the school is because of how they reported the animals escape. This is the only citation the school has received since william escaped. A mistake leads to five cars being damaged. According to police an elderly man mistakenly put his car in drive in the crossroads hy vee parking lot. He wasnt able to stop before hitting five other cars parked in the handicap section. A landmark ruling against a huge company. Johnson and johnson is being ordered to pay 72 Million Dollars to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer. A jury linked the cancer to her use of talcum powder for decades. Her whole fight was not just for her, but for so many other women. And thats why i continue thats why i continue this fight. The verdict came down in johnson and johnson faces claiming that in an effort to boost sales it failed to warn customers that its talcbased products could cause cancer. A Company Spokeswoman says they firmly believe the safety of its products is supported by decades of scientific evidence. A bizzare story a fouryearold boy was sentenced by a military court to life in prison. By mistake. In this video, you can see the boys father pleading with authorities to resolve the issue. This happening in egypt. Documents show his son was only a year old when a murder happened. The military says in a statement, the boys name was mixed up with a man who murdered a 16 yearold boy. Guns take center stage in the iowa legislature. Lawmakers discussing a number of bills. As Stephanie Moore reports, they address everything from suppressors and age limits to privacy regulations. Its considered an fire arm to limit the sound. Suppressors, which are legal in 41 other states, was debated on the house floor. Some lawmakers hoping to make iowa number 42. I think they are a tremendous device, they are for Hearing Protection, a suppressor itself is not a weapon, its an accessory thats put on a firearm just to cut down the noise as a Hearing Protection device. Representative terry baxter introduced the bill. He downrange away from the shooter and help protect the shooters hearing. But those in opposition see it as a weapon. Also debatedhow old a child should be to shoot a guncurrently in iowa, children must be 14 shoot a revolver or pistol or but re