Removed right away but Governor Rick Snyder is backing a plan to coat the pipes with a protective film instead of removing them and then follow up with an infrastructure study to see if any of the pipes needed to be removed. In the meantime hundreds of residents continue to deal with excessive sweating, fatigue and severe headaches, all symptoms of exposure to high amounts of lead. Experts say this all means that Flint Residents will need bottled water for months to come. And iowa state star and flint native monte morris and hyvee say thats why theyre stepping up to help. Kccis rose heaphy joins us live form ames to explain. Reporter headed out to flint, michigan. It is monte morris hometown. He said is something he never expected. Check out this video from earlier today as the procession of trucks fill the parking lot north of the arena. He talked about wanting to donate to flint and decided to get into the action and decided to donate 11 trucks, all for number 11. I am emotional. In
We do have some changeups in the 8 day forecast. Alyx we begin with 2016 theres commitment 2016 news, donald trump stopped his closest rivals in their tracks friday, with a highprofile endorsement that surprised almost everyone. On the democratic side, the candidates are down the wire in South Carolina. Cbs weijia jiang has more from the white house. Weijia former gop president ial candidate Chris Christie endorsed donald trump, saying hes the only one who can defeat the democrats. Alyx as you can see from that footage, and effort to get you that story later on. Donald trump said its too early to say whether hed consider christie for a running mate. The caucuses are over, but their economic effect is lingering at least for one southside business. Smittys tenderloin shop on army post road has sent packages of their famous tenderloins to customers in 32 states in the past month. All because they were featured on several National Tv Networks including fox news, nbc, and bloomberg televisi
When you factor in i tama is at i tama is that four below. You are definitely going to need to bundle up today. 9 00 a. M. Temperature, just five degrees. More clouds this afternoon, 14 degrees, and we will watch some snow role in tonight. Alyx as the republican president ial field narrows, the remaining candidates are now courting voters in South Carolina, ahead of tonights the gop primary is almost a week away. The democrats next contest is nevada. The next two states are more diverse and candidates hope to win over more voters before next weekend. Candidates are looking for the support of africanamericans and latinos, and theyre also counting on christian voters. Diverse electorate will change things to some degree. That christian or evangelical vote is very important in South Carolina. Its traditionally a state that has been hospitable to kind of electorate. Alyx you can watch the debate tonight at 8 00 right here on kcci. A man fired gun shots into the air near a des moines busine
State. Human trafficking is modern is a form of modern day slavery. Laura to educate about all the stings hes busted and the young sex slave victims hes rescued. To be able to return a child who has been kidnapped was very gratifying. Laura thats why kinney is behind a new bill that would create an office within the department of Public Safety where several agents would focus solely on Human Trafficking. The way to effectively combat Human Trafficking is by setting up a task force. Some of the most vulnerable ages when it comes to Human Trafficking are ages of 11 to 14. Laura senator rita hart is behind another bill that calls for adding Human Trafficking to the states Legal Definition of child abuse. That means more training for educators and other mandatory reporters. Trained on what to look for. How to ask the right questions. What the criteria might be that would help them to understand that this child is being affected by Human Trafficking. Laura hart and kinney say these two bill
Turning point this this president ial campaign. It is likely the last chance for challengers to catch the frontrunners, donald trump and Hillary Clinton. No candidate can clinch the nomination tonight, but voters in 12 states are choosing nearly half the delegates needed for the republican nomination, and more than a third needed for the democrats. Major garrett is covering the republicans, nancy cordes the democrats, and well start tonight with major. Todays such a big day, and i shouldnt be here because i shouldnt be thinking about this. I should be thinking about tonight. Reporter a supremely comfort donald trump ignored sprlt states and campaigned in ohio, which doesnt vote for two weeks. He focused his fire on democrat Hillary Clinton. Hillary clinton does not have the strength or the stamina to become president. Reporter truz voted in his home state of texas and took a dig at marco rubio, who is currently trailing in his home state of florida. His home state has real problems. Re