Some headaches. Ill have more on that in a few minutes. Our top story this hour. A new bill has been introduced by iowa lawmakers that would impact drivers across the state. He bill would make it illegal to talk on your cell phone while driving. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo. Shes been looking into this. Finding out who anywhere in iowa. You will probably notice a good amount of people talking on theirrhones. I spoke with some people who said it seems like every 4th car someones either talking or texting. Right now it is illegal to text or sed out emails while driving in iowa. But not t alking. In fact. Only drivers with permits or intermediate license holders can not talk on this. And a lot of people i spoke with think this is a good idea. Takes a littte bit of accidents from using my phone so. A lot of police and sheriffs support this bill as well. But the American Civil Liberties right now 14 other states across the country say it is illegal to talk on your handheld cell phone and drive waterloo. Amanda gilbert. Kwwl news. This friday is the first funnel deadline for lamakers which means bills need to make it out of committee by friday. At this point, this bill has not continuing cerage today, many continue to honor the life of a suprre court jussice. His death. Also becoming very polticial. Justice Antonin Scalia died saturday of natural causes. He was 79. President reagan appointed scalia to the Supreme Court in 1986, the most Senior Member of the court for several year. Scalias also been one of the most conservative justices in recent years. Scalia died at a texas ranch. His body is now back home in virginia. It arrived late last night. Earlier on sunday,y,a rocession of about 20 Police Officers brought the body to an el paso funeral home from the west texas ranch on saturday. Almost instantly after the news of his death a political debate over whether president obama should appoint a successor. The president has the right and responsibility to nominate a United States senate has the 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 should confirm anyone barack obama tries to appoint in his last year in office to a lifetime appointment. The senate is taking the week off for t president s d dy holiday. A drake universityylaw professor says the political fight is taking away from the real issue. The Supreme Court is hearing numerous cases this session on a wide range of topics. Affirmative action, abortion, labor laws. Without a ninth justice. The court could end in a tie vote. When that happens, the opninon of a lower court, a federal the more you politicize a court, political and thatssa potential l problem well take a look at some of the potential replacements including an iowan in our next half hour. Heres a look at the white house where the flag was lowered in scalias honor. Governor branstad is ordering flags in iowa be lowered today from sunrise to unset. A kwwl followup. Series of crashes in eastern iowa. Involving more than 30 cars. Lead to three injuries. This all happening on i80 westbound near west branch. Traffis backed up for hours yesterday. According to the iowa state patrol, a five car crash happened in the afternoon. Shortly after, a second crash, this time involving nearly 30 cars. Cleing it up and things were getting more to normal but cars were still there all cracked up. You can see some of those cracked up cars in this photo. Say what led to the crashes but we do know eastern iowa was dealing with snow at the time. Heres a look at the snow falling in waterloo. Creatin g tricky driving conditions for people in the city. Some choosing to get around by walking instead in Dubuque Police rrsponding to multiple crashes because of the snow but tell us there were no serious injuries. The city spending much of the day plowing. Focusing on main streets during the day and got into neighborhoods overnight some people are finding unique ways to get arounddown. Well, the car i thought its not an option in this weather. I mean, why. Why even bother. As you can see here that woman ditched her car and got around town on skis. An iowa man is in the hospital this morning after a snowmobile crash. It happened west of boone along highway 30. The man was in a line of snsnwmobiles when his left front ski got caught and he crashed. He was airlifted to the hospital. New this morning. An explosive at a rental car facility. It happened near the alburquerque international airport. Police say a mechanic found the device while inspecting the car after it had been returned. The buildign was evacuated. Though police eventually deterrined the area was safe. Federal agencies are now investigating who put the device there. One person is dead and a firefighter injured following a house fire. Firefighters in massachusetts say the cold weather caused many problems for them and their abilities to fight the fire. Their equipment kept freezing. The firefighter was hurt when he slipped and fell on ice. The cause is under more than 144 firefighters respond to this home in brooklyn. Fire trucks lining the street. Nobody was hurt. Its not clear what sparked the fire. One of the oldest businesses in the country catches firee this is the rabbit has general store in kentucky. It opened in 18 31. Making it one of the oldest continually operatin general sttres in the country. It survived floods, lanslides, and the great depression. But boards and antiques inside the store. Video posted to social media shows a series of airstrikes in syria. The footage was uploaded yesterday and says that five people were killed in an attack in front of a school. The person who posted the video blames russia. The us and other major powers agreed on friday to a limited cessation of hostilities in syria. But the deal does not take effect until the end of this week a nearly one billion dollar drug bust Australian Police making theirr biggest drug bust ever. Finding about 900million dollars worrth of a liquid druge. Hidden in imported boxes of silicone inserts. This drug is commonly known in australia as ice a Police Officer is in Critical Condition following a convienience store robbery. Im just really nervous and terrified. I cant hardly breathe right now. This all happened in mississippi. Police say the man noticed something suspicious and was shot in the head. Morning nbc news reporting two men are now in custody in relation to this case. Police are investigating allegations former new york governor Eliot Spitzer attacked a woman. She told investifators it happened in his hotelroom after e two spent time at the hotels bar police are investigating the incident as a possible assault the allegations. A man is expected to survive after being pulled into a working wood chipper. Emergency crews say the man an arborist was in a harness which got stuck in tree limbs. He was able to shut the chipper off as the blades were st a few inches from s head. He brooe his leg and has a head injury. A man survives in a nevada desert for a week. By eating snow. Hes now recovering at a hospital. Police sasa he was driving his pickup home hen it broke down in a remote area. He drank melted snow and ate what little food he had. Eventually, a Highway Patrol roads conditions. Check out this dramatic rescue along the california coast. Lifeguards using a crane to save a man swept off a reef. You can seem him stuck in a oh god, i thought i was gonna drown, like honestly, there was was gonna drown, so definitely a very scary experience. Lifeguards had a busy weekend on saturday, they responded to more than 12 rescues. Its still to come. Fire and water. What appears to be smoke coming off the water. Plus. A followup to a hhrtwarming story. This morning, we hear from the couple reunited after 70 years. Youre watching kwwl, weve got you covered with jerry gallaghe, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. Now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Re is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team most of us saw 2 to 3 of snow yesterday with a few getting less and some getting more. Today we will have a few flurries along with the fog with another system tracking in late tonight and tomorrow. Right now, the visibility is the main issue. We have less than a half mile view in many areas this morning. Stormtrack7 Live Weather Network cameras show that in most of the viewing area. Temperaturs are actually pretty nice for this time of the day. In the upper tetes to mid 20s anddit is even in the upper 20s to low 30s to the west there is a watching a clipper that will track in from canada tonight bringing some snow to the area by late will keep some into the afternoon. Most of the snow will be 12 with a few areas higher and a couple that may only get a trace. Today, just some flurries along with the fog and mostly cloudy skies. Mild weather with highs close to normal and light winds. Lows tonight drop only to the mid to upper 20s with that light snow tracking in by morning. Snow is most likely in the morning with 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 become gusty by midafternoon. We cool friday we could also see some rain showers friday, but it currently looks dry for the weekend. Most likely in the morning with 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 become gusty by midafternoon. We cool back to the mid 20s on wednesday but warm to the mid 40s by friday we could alsoee some rain showers friday, but it currently looks drr for the check k ut what happens when coll air moves over warm water. Check out what happens when cold air moves over warm water. It causes sea smoke its actually steam, not smoke. This is in boston the combination of warm and cold creates a sort of fog or the water. Reuntied after 70 years. This morning we hear from the couple about their experience. Plus. Two little girls expecting to go to the daddy daughter dance alone are in for a big surprise. Youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered in shell rock, ryan, 70 years later. Together. We first brought you this story last week. The World War Two veteran apartment. This morning. Ivan watsn shares their reation to their reunion stoppee thinking abobot joyce morris. The pair first met in 1944. She, a 17yearold british girl livvg in london. He, a 21yearold paratrooper for the u. S. Forces. Young love blossomed. joyce i mean we snogged as you call it when it was dark and nobody could see us. But their brief romance was interrupted when thomas was deployed to normandy to fight in world war ii. After the war, he returned to the u. S. And invited morris to join him. But she misunderstood his letter and thought he was already married so she refused his invitation and they went their separate ways. They married other people. Thomas eventually became a widower. Morris got divorced. Last year, one of her sons found thomas online and they reconnected on skype aftee morrthan 70 years. joyce i have your picture framed on my bureau and i say good morning to you every say good morning back to you. True. norwoododthomas what would you do if i could give you a squeeze . joyce that would be lovely. A crowd Funding Campaign raised enough money to make that actually happen. This week thomas made the journey from virginia to adelaide. joyce well youre still vertical. Hello a couple that first met just before dday. Reuniting even decadess later. Just in time for v. Or valentines day. Norwood Thomas its about the most wonderful thing that could have happened to me. Ivan watson, cnn. A military dad surprises his fatherdauhter dance. Plus. Couple around the world spend valentines day saying i do eileen loan is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. Flurries and fog today with highs around normal. Light snow late tonight and tomorrow could bring another 1 to 2 2 to the viewing area with flurries into wednesday. Rain showers on friday with warmer temperatures into the weekend. Two sisters thought they were going to to fatherdaughter dance without their dad. He shows up at the dance to surprise them and their mom. The uso arranged for the sailor to fly home and surprise his family at the dance. The girls look truly unexpected to see him. And seem pretty excited to share him on the to make me cry and it was like the best time of all the usos mission is to streegthen americas military. By keeping Service Members connected to their families around the country. Many people finding ways to honor their loved ones on valentines day in new york city, his couple posed for pictures after they became engaged at the Rockefeller Center ice rink. In times square, other couples renewed their vows to remember their love for one another. Valentines day histotoy was also made at the willis tower in chicago. The famous glass skydeck hosted its first live wedding experience for four couples. Love was also in the air in verona, italy. The s stting for Shakespeares Romeo and juliet. Each year, verona holds the lovers festival on valentines day. People sell chocolates from kiosks and couples take photos in the citys historic streets and plazas. Lovers come to kiss at juliets balcony or write their names on youre watching kwwl. Weve got you covered. This is today church bell bear growls burke smash and grub. Seen it. Covered it. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. Now on today in iowa. The battle continues over who should choose the next Supreme Court justice. As we get a look at president obamas sht list. Which includes an iowan. Plus. The suspect in a deadly hit and run is set to appear in and the dangers of distracted driving. Iowa lawmakers have less than a week to get support for a bill which has failed in the past. Good morning, im ally crutcher. D im jerry gallagher. Storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Iowa dot camera is showing that the roads are mainly wet, but we have fog. It is producing visibilities less than freezing fog out there this morning, too, so be careful. We may have a few breaks in the flurries today with the next system tracking in late tonight. Winds will stay light today and we will have president s day. We stay mild tomorrow, but that snow could cause some headaches. Ill have more on t at in a few inutes. Many areas this morning. Teeps are in the upper teens to mid fog out there this morning, too, so be careful. We may have a few breaks in the clouds today, but i think we will keep some of the fog and some flurries today with the next system tracking in late tonight. Winds will stay light today and we will have highs close to normal with upper our top tory this hall hour. A Supreme Court justice dies. And with less than a year in president obamas term. It instantly turns into a battle over whether obama or our next president should choose the new justice as tracie potts tells us, expect more constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor. The white house suys that wont happen this week while congress is on break. But with flagag at half staff, were already seeing possible candidates mentioned to replace justice Antonin Scalia thats his prerogative. He has every right to do it. Thats his perogative. But we of its term, with more cases to hear andnddecide betweee now and july. Without conservative in a tie. We will see abortion oo demand throughout this country. Partial birth abortion. Taxpayer funding. No parental notification. We need a conservative person. Democrats insist the countryyshouldnt have to wait nearly a year for the next president to decide. We have a president. Was elected. He has the right to nominate another Supreme Court justice. I dont think the public would look kindly on republican actions to try to thwart what he is supposed to be able to do. Other. Ted cruz is out with a new ad saying donald ump cant be trusted to appoint the next justice. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Right now, theres a list of several rapids lawyer is on the list. Jane kellyys a federal Appeals Court judge. She worked at the federal Public Defenders Office in cedar rapids for many years after going to Harvard Law School withpresident obama. She also survived a vicious attack out jogging on a trail in 2004. Kelly has earned praise from iowa senator Chuck Grassley in the past. Grassley chairs the Senate Judiciary committee which oversees hearings for supreme cour nominees. Hes also one of the republiins who wants the next president to nominate a justice. Across the country flags are flying at half staff to honor scalia heres the Supreme Court building. Governor branstad is ordering flags in iowa to be flown at halfstaff today. New this morning. A new bill could impact all iowa drivers. And it involves something many of us do. Taling while drivivng. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert breaks down whose all for and against looking at phone distracted driving video illegal here. But talking on your phone and driving is not. Sight. nat i would say about every 4th car talking. And a number of people think thats a problem. It usually takes a little bit of your concentration away. Ive been i i a couple accidents from using my phone so. Introduced to iowa lawmakers that would make it illegal to talk on the phone and drive. I think it would be a great idea. I think it is important that and hope this answer becomes less common. Have ever been on your phone while driving . Yes. Ana i dont think its a good idea. Once ill say once. Sometimes yeah. Right now it is illegal to talk on a handheld cell phone while in 14 states across the county. This friday is the first funnel deadline for lamakers which means bills n ned to make it out of committee by friday. At this point, this bill has not been passed