Evening news in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 5 30. I dont expect this virus to get established in the continental united states. Todd but, the zika virus is in iowa right now with 3 confirmed , cases. Those cases are all women between the ages of 41 and 80. Laura kccis Marcus Mcintosh joins us live in the newsroom with a look at the situation. Marcus we know the unidentified women traveled to the caribbean or south america where the virus is spreading. Cases in the state is far from three an epidemic, pregnant women are told to carefully think before traveling travel to travel to puerto rico, virgin islands, carribean, central and parts of south america. Everyone traveling to those areas are being urged to wear long sleeves, pants use mosquito , repellant that contains deet. While the zika virus can be transmitted sexually, it is dr. Patricia quinlisk of the state department of Public Health says shes not surprised zika crept into iowa. We have people
Million pills last year. 20 were the painkiller hydrocodone, known as vicodin. While iowas amount of painkiller prescriptions is below the national average, some still find the numbers concerning. I spoke with a mother who lost her daughter to substance abuse. Her daughter first began abusing prescription pills before switching to heroin. Not be afraid to talk to your children, because its not just a street drug anymore. Its all of our problem. Everyone. Rose since this database started, doctorshopping has decreased in iowa. The program is working on expanding its database by sharing databases with more states to better track patients. Todd . Todd right now officials search , for 2 escaped inmates from the newton correctional center. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were discovered missing around 10 00 last night. Amodeo is serving a 10 year sentence on drug related charges. Foley is serving a 27 year sentence also for drug related if you see them, or know anything about their whereabout
We cant give their loved one back. But we can stand by them, and hold their hand, and get them through the rough patches. Rose rough patches felt already by about a dozen families this year. Most recently, in colorado, where an officer was shot this week. So far, in 2016, there have been 10 firearmrelated deaths. Last year, in the same time frame . Just 1. Toni its concerning to everybody. Because the trend thats going on in the United States is not good. And when you have a loved one that is out there every day putting their life at risk, its very scary. Rose a risk, buenting says, she knows all too well. Amanda i really hope that, tonight, lots of people recognize that theres blue lives that matter. And that everybody puts their life on the line every day, when they put that badge on and go to work. Rose the money raised tonight will help families attend National Police week and visit the memorial in washington, d. C. Todd . Todd in kalamazoo, michigan today, hundreds of people gathe
3 00 and temperatures drop in the upper 50s. Bigger changes on the way and we will tell you when coming up. Alyx make it two in a row for Hillary Clinton. With overwhelming support from black voters, the former secretary of state won the South Carolina democratic president ial primary, beating vermont senator Bernie Sanders. Craig boswell has the story from washington, d. C. Craig Hillary Clinton ran away with the South Carolina president ial primary. Cbs news projects clinton beat vermont senator Bernie Sanders by a wide margin. Hillary clinton thank you, South Carolina. Hillary, hillary, hillary. Craig exit polls showed 84 of black voters went with clinton. She also dominated among women by nearly 50 . Anne bolton hopes americans give clinton a chance to be president anne bolton the main thing on her mind is to see that americans have what they need to have. Craig with more than 800 delegates up for grabs next tuesday, sanders looked past South Carolina saturday and over specifically
The fastmoving storm system unleashed torrential rains along the heartland today. A suspected tornado was spotted this evening in powersville, iowa. Another twister was spotted in the southern iowa town of avoca. An 18 wheeler was blown off the road there by 77mileperhour winds. That same severe storm system created blizzard conditions across the Rocky Mountains and western plains. The blinding snow made driving dangerous near denver. Eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. Eric, how bad is it . Charlie, weve been watching these damaging storms move across iowa this afternoon and into this evening. Several reported tornadoes along the way. There are still more damage reports coming in as we speak and the Weather Service will be surveying some of the damage tonight and into the day tomorrow. Some of those pictures showing certainly several tornadoes have touched down. We still have tornado watches that extend farther off to the east this evening as the whol