Jobs. And why it could come down to how much tax money they can offer. Today in iowa today is going to be even warmer sunshine. Well be nearly 20 above normal with lows staying close to 40. Breezy this afternoon will help temperatures boost into the upper 50s and lower 60s throughout central iowa, hat as gusts are expected to peak around 40 to 50 mph. A wind advisory is in effect across the state until 6 pm. Normal highs are around 37 in midfebruary, but well be in the 50s and 60s to finish out the weekend. The record high first on 13. Two meetings this morning could put fears of additional layoffs to rest for employees at a pioneer in anticipation of a merger with already lost their jobs at johnstons Dupont Pioneer since december. The citys mayor is hoping to reverse that trend. we are hopeful that over time if the decision is to stay in johnston and thats what we are very hopeful it will be, that even with that shake out over time we will see the Employment Base grow again and see them continue to invest in the community today, city and state leaders application for state funding through iowas high quality jobs program. The Program Offers taxpayer funding to companies for creating a set number of jobs. It also requires a matching contribution from the city where the company is located. In 2010 john deere applied for the same program and received a maximum benefit of nearly 15 Million Dollars and created 138 jobs in the Iowa Economic DevelopmentAuthority Board will discuss pioneers financial assistance. And johnstons city council will action on the ied as potential approval. The centers for Disease Control currently working on 84 cases associated with the zika virus. The zika virus spreads through a specific kind of mosquito from south american countries and mexico. If contracted, it can lead to variety of illnesses including birth defects. Josh nguyen is in studio this morning to tell us how local officials are prepping metro travelers before they leave for spring break. Good morning josh. Thanks and good morning. With spring break just a few weeks away everyone is looking to travel somewhere tropical and mexico is popular destination for many. The polk Country Health department is before they leave next month. Where is starts for polk county is the counties affected these are the countries that the zika virus has been confirmed. As you can see it mostly south america but cases in mexico have also been confirmed. The part that has caught the attention of many officials is this map. You can see here that of the 9 states so far have travelers that have got the virus. 3 of those states border iowa. I went to polk county Health Department yesterday and talked to them about their virus. Allocating extra resources to educate as many before the go on vacation they of the virus. Like spotting the symptoms and prevention. They say they see clients everyday who have questions. For the most part,. Those clients are familiar with the risks for pregnant women but they are teaching people most about the role men can play and how the virus can be spread by unprotected sex. It seems like last year we were zika. I to potential to be the same kind of thing they we solve or forget about. i dont think so. I dont think we forget about ebola and i dont think we will forget about zika. I think these are all diseases that really kind of play in the forefront of our minds. Diseases in Different Countries are only a plane ride away. Its really important for people to understand that, we actually do live in a small world. the recommend that if you traveling stop by there office and speak with a profession. Also, you can visits the cdcs website where they update all the information. Questions josh, is the vika virus preventing any people in the metro from traveling to these countries affected . Josh from the people i talked to no. Nola aigner with polk co said they have not heard of any cancellations of plan. I also josh from the people i talked said they have not heard of any cancellations of plan. I also made a call to couple travels agents and they told me they people are still excited to travel. A new system could help nevada caucus goers get their votes in much faster than participants in iowa did earlier this month. An Iowa DemocraticStrategist Company has developed caucus express for this saturdays Democratic Caucus in nevada. Its a digital preregistration system that gives voters a code skip the sign in line at their local precinct. Critics say long lines and too few volunteers led to many caucus goers in iowa leaving before casting their votes. The Systems Developers say they will talk to nevada officials after saturdays event to see what worked and if it will work for iowa. This morning the second round of the individual brackets begins at the state wrestling tournament. After a big win in state duals, tje valley tigers entered a packed Wells Fargo Arena yesterday with a major target on their backs. Dodgers, dragons, and rams all hunting the tigers. Valley gets win numberone with jack koethe at 160 pounds with a firstround pin. South east polks nathan lendt wins a 61 decision. Johnston dragons alec shazek pulls a 76 upset win over valleys joel shapiro. Brothers, last night when we lost, i just thought wow we got to win traditional. Hey yesterday we finished 3rd at the state duals. We have some really tough guys here. We have 8 of our guys. And theyre going to get points. We didnt come here just to be here. We came to bring a title home. And heres your feel good story of the day. We introduced you to him earlier this week. Indianola wrestler Kobey Pritchard lost one of his legs at the age of five took home his first state tournament win yesterday. For scores from more than 500 matches yesterday, check the 13 now app or log on to the home page with 40 megs of Internet Speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. Yeah, the internets great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. Yeah, thats not working. I much prefer the twoday beard, hornrimmed glasses, justsleptinhiscar kinda thing. Okay. Be paul giamatti. Thats the essence of this role. Feel like a hollywood insider with highspeed internet from centurylink. Wake up in your first home. Wake up in a home youve made a bit bigger. 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The Iowa Farm Service Agency is in charge of that here, they say iowa has the most crp contracts in the nation about 100,000. The next highest is about 74,000. Acres arent as high, iowa has 1. 4 million acres. Nationally, there are 23. 5 million acres and it all caps at 24 million. In recent years, the fsa says contracts have stayed steady, but acres have slowly declined, this could be a year where net acres go up. Iowa could add another 100,000 acres and depending on if youre a cash rent farmer or a landowner it could be good or bad. Executive director of the iowa fsa John Whitaker says, if youre a producer thats losing acres to crp, its bad. Thats just the way it is. If youre someone thats trying to address a resource concern, which a lot of producers are doing that for water quality. Its a good thing. The decision to put more land into crp would also be an important business decision. The iowa fsa uses the average crop rental rates from the usda. The latest are from 2013, so higher than usual. Since crop prices have make more sense to put land into conservation. But there will be heavy competition. Iowa loses points in the general sign up because of the high value land when compared to western states taking care of wind erosion. Whitaker says, and you know, their Cash Rental Rate may only be in the 4050 range. Our Cash Rental Rates are higher. They gain points based on costs. We lose points based on costs. So were actually a little less competitive in a general signup. Iowan landowners will still have continuous sign up, which is measured by qualification. Then voters head to the polls in south carolinas republican president ial primary in less than 24 hours. And on the very same day, the democrats face off in the nevada caucuses. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling for the minority vote ahead of the democratic silverstate showdown. Most polls show them neck and neck in nevada. Meanwhile, Donald Trump Holds a sizable lead among the republicans heading into south carolina. Justice antonin scalias body will lie in repose today in the great hall of the Supreme Court building. A private ceremony will be held respects. As part of Supreme Court tradition, a black drape is also hung over the courtroom doors, scalias chair on the bench, and the bench itself. The funeral is expected to be held on saturday. Its crunch time for iowa lawmakers. Theyll have to decide what will stay and what will go. Coming up. Why today may be the last day for dozens of proposals to see whats all this nonsense about balls . Pink balls, blue, yellow, red. Its hard to keep the whole thing straight. And all these socalled deals . Well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. Like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. U. S. Cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys dont. And as for deals . 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