Flags outside the Us Supreme Court and in other parts of the country are flying at half staff today in honor of justice Antonin Scalia. The leading conservative voice on the Nations High Court died after nearly 30 years on the bench. The 79yearold scalia apparently died of Natural Causes while on a trip to texas yesterday. Scalia was appointed by president Ronald Reagan in 1986. Serving as the Senior Member of the court for the last several years. President obama says he will nominate a replacement for scalia. The president offered his condolences to Justice Scalias family from california. Obama our country. Calling him a larger than life presence on the bench with a brilliant legal mind. He then announced he would seek to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Saying the nomination is bigger than any one party. I plan to fulfill my Constitutional Responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its respons
Members have to file a lawsuit if they suspect their loved ones death was caused by negligence or some other wrongful action by a doctor. Iowas statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims is two years. At the time of grays death his wife was three months pregnant with their daughter. Four years later, in february of 2014, mr. Grays estate, his wife, and child filed a lawsuit against grays doctor daniel baldi. That lawsuit sought to recover financial damages for what they claim is the wrongful death of mrs. Grays husband and her childs father. But a district judge dismissed the case because he said it was past the statute of limitations. The judge saying the suit was filed two years too late. This appeal before the Supreme Court is about whether that was the right call. 23 45 5023 46 14 what happened in this case was that mr. Gray had various drug addiction problems. He was seeking medical help and had sought medical help for some period of time. He ended up dying, and the que
Smoke and flames were pouring out of the home when firefighters arrived monday. They forced their way in. Trying to find a woman and her two Young Children inside. The fire woke five year old night. And she knew she had to do something. Well i can tell you it wasnt a dream. Just walked to the bathroom because i thought it might be a little more cold in there to protect me from the hotness of the fire. Avery. Her mom and little brother were rescued with only minor injuries. Investigators still havent identified the cause of a deadly fire in des moines. The remains of the homeowner. Brian houston were found inside this house that caught fire just before seven last night. A des moines man wanted on felony charges is accused of trying to run down a Police Officer overnight. It started when officers attempted to pull over 25 year old austin allen. Instead of stopping they say he hit the gas. Topping 80miles per hour down southwest 14th street. Police say he eventually lost control. Sliding
A few flurries will fall early this morning. Expect to see a little more sunshine this afternoon with temperatures again in the upper 30s. There will be a significant warm up for the end of the week with highs in the mid to upper 50s. Plan on slushy roads and lots of mud with all of the first on 13. The death of a famous musician with ties to iowa could redefine a state law. In may 2010, the bassist of the band slipknot, paul gray, died of a Drug Overdose. Last night, the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments in a special evening session reviewing the wrongful death case brought by grays estate. At the time of his death, his wife, brenna gray was three months pregnant with their daughter. Four years later, grays estate, wife and daughter filed a lawsuit against grays doctor daniel baldi claiming he overprescribed pain medication to the rock star. A district judge dismissed the case saying iowa law says lawsuits generally need to be filed within two years of a death and the family had file
And it comes a little over a month after police say 28year old edward shorter did the same thing. Escape from the newton correctional facility. Shorter was captured a day later in des moines after walking away from the facility. Channel 13s mike dasilva joins us. Mike. Two more inmates escaped last night. It was saturday night during a routine count when it was discovered the inmates were missing. At 9 25 inmate Michael Amodeo was discovered missing. Then at at 10 05 , inmate jessy foley was discovered missing as well. Both men were serving sentences on drug charges. The department of corrections says most of the people in the facility the inmates escaped from are working their way out of the system. 02 56 1228 are people who have completed their recommended programming and services and are basically working their way out system so. A lot of times the parole board will want somebody to spend some time in minimum security before they consider putting them on some type of release. Either