City of des moines economy. And the population growth that is expected. Elizabeth good morning and welcome back. Its tuesday, february 23. Im elizabeth klinge. Eric and im eric hanson, great to have you with us as we start tuesday. Metinka it will end up being a great day. Temperatures start in the 30s. A few flurries. Near jefferson towards bagley and a dare, tracking southeast. As they move in, we expect light precipitation. Temperatures are just above freezing, so it should not impact you are travel too much. Dressed the kids in layers. Readings in the 30s to start, but outdoor recess this afternoon will be comfortable. Headed for a high in the mid to upper 40s. Elizabeth commitment 2016 news now. Another gop contest on the line. Caucusgoers in nevada will weigh in on the republican president ial race today. Bureau this morning with the latest. Aixa donald trump hopes to solidify his position as the gop frontrunner. Last night, thousands showed up at a trump rally in las vegas. Afte
Fire and Police Arrested richard alatalo for arson and public intoxication. Officers found him shortly after the fire started. Alatalo was arrested for arson last october. A highprofile trial is underway in decorah for a man accused of killing his wife. Attorneys began jury selection yesterday in 41yearold alexander fazzinos trial. Hes charged with 1st degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. Police found her dead inside at the couples home in boone back in 2012. A judge mved the trial to Winneshiek County because of pretrial publicity. Emily fazzinos grandfather founded the Fareway Stores grocery chain. Investigators say a man was cooking with hot oil when a fire started at a cedar rapids apartment complex. It happened yesterday morning at shamrock apartments off jacolyn drive southwest. A fire broke out on the stove and spread to the cabinets. The man inside the apartment called 911 from the bathroom apartment where he was trapped. Was taken to the hospital. Tv9 viewer hayley lie
After a shed fire in cedar rapids. Police and fire crews resesnded to 314 30th street drive se just after midnight for a report of a shed fire. No one was hurt. The Fire Department put out the fire and Police Arrested richard alatalo for arson and public intoxication. Officers found him shortly after the fire started. Alatalo was arrested for arson last october. After weeks of debate, this morning the Cedar Rapids School district has set a calendar. The discussion has focused onon which day of the week teachers would get professional development time. Last night, the school board approved an early dismissal for students every friday next year. Superintendent brad buck says Research Proves Weekly Professional Development for teachers leads to better 18 32 29 we are excited about that as a concept and ultimately to implement it. Well make friday afternoons work. Thehe will be a few thingng related to coachch for example that we may need to figure out some of those details. The district a
I i nt know about you but chill bumps are already out. Good morning, america. Gma on safari live. ll give you an extrtrrdinary glimpse at one of the natural wonders of the world. Lets take a look at it right now. Amy is there. Amy robach there live in africa. Shes in tanzania and shes just about to go into the Ngorongoro Crater in n nzania, one of the most spectacular, stunning sights in the world. You see her in the convoy right there. Amy, how is it . Ohohmy goodness, george. It truly is the garden of eden. It is spectacular and just moments ago thats right, we descended into the 2,000foot deep crarar and now we have just arrived and i believe a few of our friends came to join us, the animals have really cooperated. Views. This is 100squaremile crater. We have a lot of ground to cover. Have help to cover this. We have five cameras, a long lens camera. Two drones and, of course, that 360degree Virtual Reality bringing this incredible, incredible safari to you and it is stunning. There
From harlan to red oak. 46 this afternoon. Definitely still need the jacket. The wind today will be light. We are going to start to pick up tomorrow into thursday, ushering in some cooler temps. A great warmup is headed our way in time for the weekend. Elizabeth commitment 2016 news now another gop contest on the line. Caucusgoers in nevada will weigh in on the republican president ial race today. Aixa diaz is in our Washington Bureau with the latest. Aixa donald trump hopes to solidify his position as the gop front runner. Last night thousands showed up for a trump rally in las vegas. After wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina trump seeks more momentum ahead of super tuesday next week. Meanwhile ted cruz has asked his Communications Director to resign after he tweeted a false story that marco rubio insulted the bible. I have made clear in this this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity. That has been how weve conducted it from day one. Its every single day somethin