It does have a chance for light snow or flurries around through morning. After that, some clouds and tempmpatures that will degrees. It does get even colder tomorrow night. More on that in a few minutes. Well see you then. The university of iowa has seen an increase in the number of female student and staff using their night ride service. Cbs 2 News Reporter Marissa Scott is live from iowa city with an update. Marissa . Reporter 2014, the university added a second bus to help open up space and reduce the pickup time. Since then, the night ride staff has been busy picking up more women. From 2014 to 2015, the number of users jumped by more than 7500. Last year was the first full year of having two buses run all night. Female students and the university of Iowa Police Department holm hope numbers will c ctinue to go up. I think more people are its a better way with to get female, you know. You want to be sa at night. I like the numbers. Theyre use utilizing the with their safety. Reporter coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news at 6 00, find out what one student said the ununersity should do if the numbers keep growing. Covering the corridor in iowa city, Marissa Scott, cbs 2 news live at 5 00. Thank you, marissa. There is plenty of debate going on in iowa and the nation about gun control. But the statistics show that right now, more and more people, including women, are buying and rrying guns for safety. We wanted to see what goes on in a concealed carry class. First, theres a lot of information you take in. You learn about iowas gun is allowed to get a permit. Carry a concealed weapon, and who is allowed to get a permit. Instructor ernie trogh said the decisions you have to make in the splitsecond and the information youre trying to gather is far less than thats harder to do than learning how to physically shoot a firearm. Reporter so i hope youll join me for my special report on how to get a concealed carry permit tonight on cbs 2 news 10 at 10 00. Still developing this evening, the final holdout at the oregon wildlife refuge is now in custody. The man who identifies himself as david frye, turned himself over to authorities after three of his fellow protestors did the same this morning. The 41day occupation began after a spute over land rights by a Group Unhappy with the federal government. Federal authorities surrounded the compound in recent days, hoping to put an end to the occupation. More than half the land in oregon is federally owned. Now, compare that to iowa, where less than 1 of land here is owned by the government. We aretrack new fears tonight over the zika virus. Might be linked to eye abnormalities, including blindness, in babies born from an infected mother. The virus may also be causing lesions on eyes which creates vision problems, and new tonight, doctors published for the first time findongs that show zika virus found in the brain during the autopsy of an aborted fetus with microcephaly. They also found calcium deposit that would have hindered bane development. Researchers in the u. S. Are trying to find solution to stop an outbreak. Another medical development. T. A new lyly disease bacteria has been discovered in the midwest. Until now, experts thought one bacteria was here, but the second kind causes fever, headacac, arthritis, but in addition, nausea, vomiting, and widespread rashes. Is tramitted rough ticks so doctors say if youre going to end time outdoor in the coming spring and summer, use insect repellent and make sure to check for ticks when you go inside. A cbs 2 news followup now yesterday we told you ababt the growing heroin epidemic in iowa. Now, a national drugstore chain is looking to help stop overdoses. Walgreens is rolling out a plan to have kiosks at disisnse an overthecounter heroin overdose drug. The plan is to put the kiosks in more than half of the stores u. S. Location. Opiate overdose hit a record high in 2014 with nearly 50,000 overdose deaths. The World Health Organization estimates this drug could prevent 20,000 of those deaths each year. Develolong tonight, a bill that would stop the governors iowa house. Today, the Senate Passed legislation that would stop Medicaid Program into the hands of private companies. Werent ready to provide seamless care to the states hundreds of thousands of medicaid patients. The privatization plan, which the governor says will save the state money, is set to go forward march first. The bill to stop it is not expected to pass in the house meaning as of march first patients and caregivers will be covered by a private company. New tonight at five, another bill in des moines would make athletic dertments at the univirsity of iowa and iowa state help cover the cost of unis programs. It calls for ui and isu to give a combined four Million Dollars each year to uni because the school has been lososg money. We want to know what you think of this plan a lot of people are weighing in on our Facebook Page kgan cbs 2. Here are some of the responses. have to say. Hear what yowed love to wed love to hear what you have to say. One of the biggest break throughs in decades is proving einstein right. A team of physicists has recorded the sound two black holes colliding. The crash proves theheexistance of Gravitational Waves and confirms the nature of black holes as bottomless gravitational pits that can alter time and space. The findings fullfill albert einsteins general theory of relativity which he made a century ago. Coming up on live at 5. The changing tide of valentines day, who is spending more this year and what iowa businesses are expecting. Right now, a live look from decorah at the famous eagle nest. Well see more of the eggs. Lets check in eggs. Lets check in with chief tomorrow on cbs 2 this morning. The president wants doctors in the uuto find a cure for cancer. Tomorrow hear from those at the front lines of that fight on cbs 2 this morning. See you at five. Welcome back to live at 5 00 in the Weather Center with got a question for you. Sure. Im looking at the Current Conditions right here, 21 how is the humidity when its so dry . The relatiti humidity is deceiving becaususyoure talking inside so you take that outside, and its much lower, the air is drier outside, so theres a discrepancy on that, but i can tell you this much its plenty dry and you got to use, you u ow, the lotions and so forth. Oh, definitely. Especially. Listen, men should also use lotion. Dont be too much of a man not to because its dry. Im pretty tough until it gets 0 and after that i have to put a little on once in a while. Im a lizard for sure. 21 degrees, wind out of the southsouthwest at 6 Miles Per Hour, and theres that humidity you spoke of at 55 but outside, it is a lot lower than that, pretty dry air when temperatures are this cold and you can see its only 12 up around charles city and decora, 21 cedar rapids and further southeast, 23 washington, a big discrepancy across the north with temratures because there is much aore snow on the lot colder in that part of the viewing area. Speaking of snow, heres the radar that shows batch of that now moving through central iowa. The majority of this will stay just southwest of us where we will get lucky once again but we have areas around des moines that pick up a couple inches of accumulation. Here you can can see can see daughter rapids and tama. You can see totals around a quarter inch or less out in this part of our viewing area so really, not too much more than a dusting and will escape in good shape with this particular clipper bitterly cold wind chills friday night and saturday around 20 and then sunday, another chance for snow and this time around, some accumulation are expected here in eastern iowa. Southwest of us and expanding the picture, you can see the storm track from the northwest like this. Anything in this part of the country will head southeast towards us and the next disturbance promises to be stronger a little more moisture and thats the one sunday that should produce accumulating snows. Heres where the european modod dicates from the system it has 3. 2 inches and the brand new u. S. Model here, the gfs has 2. 5, 2. 6 inches, so its not going to be a major storm by any stretch of the imagination but i think most areas will see 1 to perhaps 3 inches of accumulation as that system comes through onhsunday. And, then, of course, behind that, things cool off for r early next week. Heres our predictor tonight and once again, you can see the snow west of us, passing quickly south, so at midnight, just a few stray flurries he and there and finally by tomorrow morning, there comes the next round of cold air that starts to chew up the clouds and tomorrow night, the winds will really pick up when the temperatures will tank once again. Has lows then the range of about 7 to 9 in the far north to 15 or 16 in the south. Well go for 11 waterloo, 12 dubuque, 23 cedar rapids. Tomorrow, mostly sunny sky, turning windy and colder, wind gusts up to 30 Miles Per Hour in the afternoon and temperatures late in the day will start to fall and as you can see by the time we get to saturday morning, low temperatures will be down around 5. Saturday, we stay in the single digits, sunday we get our next chance of snow but after that warmer temperature and next friday, theres a pretty good chance temperatures will get into the 50s in parts of eastern iowa. So were still looking at the warming trend late next week, karen. Good news there. Yes, it is. Makes you smile. Thanks, terry. The holiday of love is around the corner and perhaps you may take the time to get something ready for your sweetheart. A survey from nerd wallet said spend 196 for the valentines holiday and millennials will spend nearly 100 more. Day reporter Melonie Moore cupids day is s coming. And that means business is blooming. Maja hunt, every bloomin thing manager22 59 01 we do probably three times the deliveries that we normally do, a lot of men coming into get flowers. Hunt says the rose is the cut above the rest. Its firmly planted as the number one flower22 59 19 stargazer lilies, tulips kind of follow close behind, but the red rose is still the tradition to do. The store says they can fit your budgege but generally people spend 50 to 150 on flowers. While florists are moving hundreds of arrangements out the door, some people are hoping to put a sparkle in their sweeties eye. Alexandria necker, Sales Associate 23 13 32 diamond pendants, hoops, stud earrings a lot of people like and we also do a lot of engagement rings. M. C. Ginsberg staff say the season of love is a busy one for downtown businesses. Alexandria necker, Sales Associate 22 15 33 i think theres a lot of people that do look for gifts that are community here. Standup 23 22 05 nat the iowa city Downtown District says nine different restaurants ave valentines day s scials and one of them is josephs. Staff here say reservations are Downtown District said Nine Restaurants have have specials. Reservations at josephs are filling up for sunday, saturday, and friday. But not everyone is planning ahead of time. Panickedlook men will come in at 3 00 p. M. Sunday and ask could we please stay open for ten minutes longer. Reporter s best to get your order in early so they can make it. Uelonie moore live at 5 00. A sweet valentines day story is trending right now. A reddit user posted picture of his daughters heartshaped valentines day cards for her class. If youre wondering what the dots are, they are braille markings because his daughter is blind. The father also wrote a print children in her class will know whats written. Many were quick to comment on this spoton parenting. Still ahead live at 5 00, how many selfies do you post to social media . What the number could say about your relationship. Lets take a live look at the old capitol in iowa city, staying light later. 5 00 continues on cbs 2. Across the world, women are maknig strides in science fields. Right now across the world, women are making strides in science fields and for the first time, the u. N. Is marking the day as International Day of women and girls in science. According to a study conducted in 14 country, the likelihood of a woman gradadting with a degree in a sciencerelated field is less than 20 . For men, the numbers are about twice that. In order to promote equality, the u. N. Drafted an agreement to celebrate today as a day we honor women in those fields. A British Tech Firm is using a unique science to give you more t of your smartphone. Theyve developed a way to use Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to give a battery life lasting an entire week. Hydrogen cells could be embedded into a phone but theres still one little the process does generate water as a byproduct. So how that gets out of the phone without harming your phone is one hurdle to tackle. You gegethat phone charged upupyou may not want to waste Battery Power on selfies, at least if youre in a relationship. A new study shows posting too many selfies on facebook might lead to trouble in paradise. Researchers found when people post more selfies, theyre likely feeling more jealousy and may have more arguments what their s snificant other. While this isnt true causeand effect, but body image and satisfaction through social media can be linked to relationship issues. If youre looking for a cool way to spend a iday night with your loved ones, check out the u. S. Cell center. The cedar rapids titan will from des monies. This years roster is full of talent including former nfl player brett favres nephew, dylon and tickets are ninebuc. Time forome adorable animal video it featutus a new development in the sports world dog dancing. The event was inspired by dogs dancing. The event was inspired by horse dancing and has been going on more than 30 years but now is an official dog sport. There. Are even dogdancinclasses where teams dress up and strut their stuff. Canine freestyle isnt easy but dog do learn and then can let you know if youve done something wrong in the routine. Connectio. The pond that you have with your dog, the connection he wants to please you. Its just wonderful. Its just wonderful. Reporter did you ever think when you started as a dance instructor you would teach people to dance with their dogs . Never in a million year. I must be out of my mind. But it is one of the most fun things i have ever done in my life. The rue teenses deliver lots of exercise with flavor and mmy people said its just way to spend time with their dog. Heres a look at downtown iowa city. Terry has your final forecast when live at 5 00 continue comes right back. Cbs2iowa. Comconnect with us on facebook facebook. Com kgancbs2. Youre single this valentines d dairy queen is sending a if the youre singling this valentines day, dont worry. Dairy queen is sending a message in the form of delicious ice cream. Treat yourself they have a Single Person blizzard and the ingredients have salted caramel truffles, reeses peanut buttercups, cocoa fudge, and a topping. Itsncouraging fans to be hashtag reasonwhyi dod and now a final look at your forecast. Forecast. Temperatures tonight stay in the teens with falling temperatures during the day tomorrow. Much colder air moves in for the weekend with temperatures below zeze and very cold wind chills. Snow pelley a key endorsement for clinton and a warning about nominating trump. Were going to be destroyed in the general election. Pelley also tonight, will u. S. Olympic athletes be endangered by the zika virus . A rare oneonone interview with the head of the c. I. A. Isis has access to chemical artilly shells . 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