Layoffs. State leaders say once the dow dupont merger is complete, the company will still have a presence in iowa. 51 21 iowa was successful in all the company as to why iowa should be the location for this Global Business center for seed and biotechnology they hoped dowdupont would locate its Company Headquarters in johnston. Instead. They selected wilmington, delaware. Johnston will become home to the Companys Research and Development Branch thanks to millions of dollars in state and local tax breaks. 4 53 58 so when you look at what iowa maintained, and what its going to be able to do in the future as far as modest in getting this deal done. Heres a look at the deal. In exchange for maintaining 500 research and development jobs. Dowdupont will get 16Million Dollars in state aid. 2million will come in the form of a forgivable loan. The rest is from tax credits. The city of johnston sweetened the deal by adding on to the tax break the Company Already receives. 5 08 05 its 1 million, its actually an extension of our taxincrement financing that we already have with the company. Dowdupont is also cashingin in delaware. The company decided to base its headquarters in wilmington. After the state offered a 5year grant worth nearly 10Million Dollars, and another nearly 4Million Dollars in incentives tied to the creation of 4 hundred new jobs. The county is also kicking in 7point5 Million Dollars. The iowa utilities board needs the proposed bakken oil pipeline. The three member board met friday to discuss details of the construction. Maintenance. And repair of the pipeline. They are trying to decide if the private developer should be allowed to bury the pipeline on land against the land owners wishes. The board expects to make a final decision one of their next meetings. Either the march 9th or the 10th. The first deadline at the Iowa Legislature has come and gone. One bill to expand autism insurance is advancing this session. After several failed attempts. Channel 13s Jodi Whitworth reports. 193706 m a r i o. There is an owhen it comes to fighting for a child well its just a really difficult thing to get funded the battle is ongoing for the lust family. Children of state employees have had coverage for 5 years now and we would just like the same coverage if you need help with paper for two and half hours. Five days a week, for the last three years brandon receives applied Behavior Analysis or aba therapy. He was diagnosed with autism at age four. We had seen what a great impact it was having on his behavior and on his life and on our lives as a family aba said to be the only Research Based treatment for autism. But its also expensive its about a thousand dollars a week. Brandons mom kerry says Insurance Companies repeatedly denied her sons therapy. They received coverage under a medicade waiver. But even thats short lived. The waiver expires for children when they turn nine. Brandon is 8 which one of these goes on your feet . I like how you used your words today. A piece of legislation is moving through the statehouse. That would require Insurance Companies to provide autism until the age of 21. Major Insurance Companies like wellmark are lobbying against it, saying it already covers several Services Related to autism. In statement. Wellmark says. Quote in addition, iowa already has an innovative Autism Support Program that assures coverage for those who cannot otherwise get coverage for aba therapy. Prior attempts to get the law changed have failed. But this family is remaining optimistic. They wont have to put a pause on brandons progress i dont know and thats what scary. There is a very good chance that if this doesnt pass at age 9 he will be done. So yeah, i try not to think about that the lust family says treating kids with autism at a young age will allow Insurance Companies to save money down the road, because they wont need as much care. Iowa Health Officials are dealing with the states first case of the the department of Public Health says a woman who recently traveled to Central America brought the virus back with her. Zika is believed to cause birth defects when pregnant mothers are infected. The mosquito that carries the virus is not in iowa, but could be a concern for spring break travelers next month. The main risk to iowans is if we travel. We go to the caribbean, Central America, south america and that is the place we want people to understand that there risk is so that theyll take some common sense type of precautions so they dont get this viral infection while they travel. Those precautions include wearing longsleeved shirts and long pants. Using mosquito spray. And avoiding the outdoors during peak mosquito times. The collinsmaxwell School District is looking for a new superintendent. The former superintendent, jason ellingson, resigned one day after he was placed on administrative leave. Earlier this week, the district received a report making certain allegations against the superintendent. The allegations releated to off duty matters. There is no evidence that any persons have been harmed. The Story County Sheriffs Office tells us they are not actively investigating ellingson. Some folks in Warren County have had it with the condition of their roads. They say this is a common sight. Large pot holes, no gravel with a lot of mud, and impassable conditions. The county engineer blames the weather and says his department is operating on very limited funds. But drivers say the roads are dangerous and the county needs to fix them. Now. when were driving out here and youre coming up a hill and your essentially in the middle of the road because both sides are so swampy and youre coming up blind on someone coming down the hill, its a head on collision waiting to happen. the county engineer says workers coming weeks to accelerate maintenance operations. Fridays 60 mile an hour wind gusts made it was hard to travel on even paved roads. This is one of at least five semi trucks that were blown over. The crash in linn county caused a long backups until the truck was towed away. Homes couldnt escape the damage either. This tree was blown over in the quad cities. It came down on the house and shot a branch through the roof and the ceiling inside. Another man in the quad cities realized his Apartment Building being torn apart. He heard a loud boom and thought something hit the building. But looked out to see the wind ripping off the outer shell and railing of his deck. One iowans act of kindness has gone viral. A Muscatine County deputy went out of his way to help a group of girls stranded on the side of the highway 61 monday night. So Deputy Dustin brooks followed them to a gas station and bought them anti freeze to use on their car. One of the girls captured it on video, and those who know brooks say they arent surprised to see it. He could have said well you have a cell phone that works i guess if you cant get your car started you can call a tow truck he could have left but thats not what happened. The Sheriffs Department offered to reimburse deputy brooks for the anti freeze, but he declined. Still to come on today in iowa saturday. This fourlegged helper gives new meaning to teachers pet. What shes doing in the classroom thats improving students grades. Today is National Love your pet your favorite picture of your furry friend and show us how much you love them. Heres a few we want to share submitted by ilana sheley our little deaf buddy, chewy louie, was rescued as a puppy 2 years ago from the arl. Nobody wanted a deaf puppy so he sat for weeks and weeks with no interest in his little doggy corral. He is the light of my life and i feel like it was meant for him to be part of our family submitted by Tami Anderson my labradoodle, charley loves to give kisses. You can submit your favorite picture on our Facebook Page for a chance to be featured on today in iowa saturday. Our mild february weather will continue for another day. It will also be less windy across the state. Skies will be mainly sunny and winds will be from the west at 5 to 10 upper 50s to 60 degrees. More clouds roll in tonight ahead of a cold front. The front may bring a mix of some Early Morning flurries and rain across the state early sunday morning. Skies will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy the remainder of the weekend. Temperatures will drop back to highs in the 40s dust off your thigh masters, put a Richard Simmons video in your vcr and start sweatin to the sizzle with body by bacon. A special guest is here to get you in the mood for bacon. Welcome back to today in iowa saturday. Im joined now by marshall porter, chief bacon officer of the blue ribbon bacon festival. Directions picture but in northern wisconsin, one teachers actual pet, is helping students through challenging times and changes. Thank you megan. It is it is now and time to recap out top stories. Iowa will not be home to the new dow dupont agricultural headquarters. Dupont pioneers merger with dow chemical will create three spinoff companies. State leaders hoped the ag company would be located in johnston, but instead, dow dupont chose delaware. Iowa will still have a research and Development Branch. After providing 17 Million Dollars in state and local incentives the Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed the the zika virus. A woman between the age of 62 and 80 brought it back with her after a trip to Central America. Zika is believed to cause birth defects in pregnant women. The mosquito that carries the virus is not in iowa. But could be a concern for people traveling for spring break next month. The race for the white house is heating up. Today, republicans in South Carolina and democrats in nevada will decide which president ial candidate should be on the ticket in november. Victor blackwell has more. Donald trump trying to turn a lead in the South Carolina polls into a win. And he tells supporters he expects he can run the table if he can start with a win here. And, this morning, he has a message for black voters across the state. President ial candidate i will do more for the africanamerican soon to be eight years, and then, by the way, hes out, and thank goodness. South carolina may be the site of jeb bushs last stand. As hes not pulling any punches. President ial candidate donald trump has never shown any interest in any one other than himself. And the two candidates that are gifted speakers, marco rubio and ted cruz, have shown nothing in their past that suggests they could make a tough decision. With the states governor, nikki haley, by his side. Senator marco rubio is confident he can recover from that disappointing showing in new hampshire. And win the gop nomination. President ial candidate i cant wait to be the nominee of this party because were going to take conservatism to people who have not voted for us in a long time. Ted cruz says he can relate to the people of the palmetto state better than anyone else in the race. President ial candidate South Carolina and texas. We got a whole lot in common. Meanwhile, across the country. theres a caucus here in nevada the curtain rises on the democratic contest. Hillary clinton comes in with endorsements from South Carolina congressman jim clyburn. And the voice of morgan freeman. she understands our country cant reach its potential. Do. But Bernie Sanders says its not about the endorsements. Its about voter turnout president ial candidate show the world that democracy is alive and well here in nevada. Results from these third contests are expected to shape future of the race. And reveal the strength of the contenders. Justice Antonin Scalia funeral will be held today at the nations largest catholic church. Yesterday, the late justices current and former law clerks lined the steps as the casket, carried by Supreme Court police, was brought into the great hall. A private ceremony was held for scalia. Followed by a public viewing. President obama and the first lady paid their respects. His funeral will be held at the basilica of the National Shrine today with his son father paul scalia will lead the services. President obama will spend part of his weekend reviewing nominees to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat of the late justice Antonin Scalia. Information and research on several potential candidates out of the oval office friday. When asked how many names he plans to review obama laughed off the question and kept walking. Senator Charles Grassley chairs the committee that will consider the in any hurry. He coauthored an oped in the washington post. It reads in part, no one disputes the president s authority to nominate a successor to scalia, but as inconvenient as it may be for this president , article ii, section 2, of the constitution grants the senate the power to provide, or as the case may be, withhold its consent. Grassley wants to wait until the next president is in place before filling the Supreme Court vacancy. The most powerful storm ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere is slamming fiji. Tropical cyclone winston is packing winds of more than 220 miles per hour. Thats the equivalent of a a Radio Station in fiji is reporting one person dead. They say an elderly man has died on koro island after his house collapsed on him. S ahmed Sami International red cross 15the advice is to stay indoors and a lot of preparedness messaging has been ongoing. So, people are aware that what type of preparedness they need to take while theyre staying indoors. So, we have prepared the community very, very well. Other fiji media is reporting damage, including a roof being blown off one home. Flooding is also a major concern and the capital city, suva, is without electricity. Moments before a sightseeing helicopter went down in hawaiis pearl harbor thursday, the pilot alerted air Traffic Control of a problem. The aircraft was salvaged on friday. It divers and crews about an hour to float the downed helicopter using inflatable bags, then take it to joint base pearl harborhickam. The expected to take months. The helicopter crashed into waters just off the Arizona Memorial Visitors Center thursday morning. Critically injuring a 15yearold boy and leaving two others in serious condition. The small South Alabama hometown of author harper lee is remembering the pulitzerprize winning author. Harper lee died friday at the age of 89 in her hometown of monroeville. The town was most known for being the literary inspiration of maycomb in lees pulitzerprize winning novel to kill a mockingbird. Residents say they can easily point out locations depicted in her book, including the historic Monroe County courthouse. Well even today, the story is still very relevant. The racial and the injustice that goes on in Society Today is just as relevant if not more so as it wa back when it was written, and i feel like people gravitate towards monroeville. Home to about 63hundred residents. Is 90 miles north of mobile. Residents call it alabamas literary capital because of their fame from to kill a mockingbird. More bacon inspired fitness and the crowning of the bacon queen. Plus where you can celebrate iowas rich distillery history on a good morning, its a great day to get out and enjoy all of the activities and events around des moines. You wont want to miss the 2016 blue ribbon bacon festival bacon inspired fitness sessions, bacon sampling, bacon recipes and a crowning of the bacon queen will take place from 10 to 5 today at the Iowa Events Center general admission tickets are 48 dollars and 25 cents and 79 dollars for Early Admission celebrate iowas rich distillery history at cabin fever spirits sweets dare to pair one of a kind minitinis mixed by iowa distillers with bitesized sweets from local eateries at the event is from 3 to 6 this afternoon tickets are 20 dollars finally, catch the des moines buccaneers in action against the chicago steel and you wont want to miss the Animal Rescue league of iowas annual doxie dash during intermission. The puck drops at 705 tonight at buccaneer arena tickets start at 14 remember, there are millions of ways to explore all of what des moines has to offer. To find out how, check out our Events Calendar on our website at catch des moines dot com. Our mild february weather will contin