Mcneeley. Mcneeley was stabbed to death in her home in the 1400 block of pioneer road at 4 30 a. M. On january 24th. Today, police say blood found at the scene matches yahias dna. Yahia was shot and killed by Urbandale Police officers earlier this month. After they were called to the merle hay holiday inn on a drug complaint. After entering the lobby, officers confronted three people and a scuffle began with yahia who opened fire. Officers returned fire and yahia was hit and died at the scene. Des Moines Police say yahia had a lengthy criminal history and was particularly dangerous. 9 04 59 you know when we think about the reason we get into the business and putting bad guys in prison. This is the guy were thinking about. This guy was a known violent offender. No empathy for anyone else i believe he had no conscience and his actions very clearly demonstrate that he was very violent. officials believe yahia is also cases based on evidence. Jury selection is currently underway in a boone
First on 13. Decision day has arrived for republicans in nevada this morning. The caucuses get underway there today. Just hours after the candidates wrapped a final late night push to win the state. President ial candidate 00 06the men and women in this room have a National Bully pulpit. President ial candidate 09 12this guy is sick, theres something wrong with this guy. Todays vote will be the republicans first big test in a state with a heavy latino population. The latest polls show donald trump with a 16 point lead over ted cruz. Meanwhile, john kasich heads into the vote with backlash brewing back home. Hes seeing protests after signing off to defund planned parenthood in ohio. He finished fifth in south carolina, but is vowing to keep his campaign going. Meanwhile, the democrats are busy ramping up for a weekend vote. Voters decide between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders saturday in south carolina. Clinton comes in with two wins iowa and nevada. Sanders, just one the New Hampsh
Will apple relent under mounting pressure, or will it be up to a judge to decide . Fighting for life. The mother of the 14yearold girl shot by an uber driver in michigan is speaking out. It was a miracle. This morning, how that young girl proved she was alive even as the hopes of doctors were fading. And 75 million lawsuit. Erin andrews gets her day in court after a stalker records her behind closed doors. Was the hotel negligent for letting it today . Happen. Opening statements get underway today, tuesday, february 23rd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Tuesday morning. Im savannah guthrie. We have willie in for matt again the battle between apple and the government got more interesting. Remarkable twist yesterday when the founding father of the Silicon Valley speak out. Bill gates. Came out on the side of the government against apple. Weve seen titans line up on
First on 13. Decision day has arrived for republicans this morning. Nevadas republican caucuses get underway today. Just hours after some candidates wrapped up rallies. Tracie potts has more on what to expect from washington. President ial candidate 00 06the men and women in this room have a National Bully pulpit. A final late night push to win nevada. President ial candidate 09 12this guy is sick, theres something wrong with this guy. The latest poll shows donald trump with a 16 point lead over ted cruz. The establishment of the republican is waking up to the fact that within a couple of weeks donald trump could be unstoppable. I just think he has turned this whole thing into a circus. Fresh off his second place finish in south carolina, marco rubio is hoping to score here president ial candidate 34 38we cant win. If we nominate someone, if we nominate someone that half the Republican Party hates. I again dont know what makes anyone believe that donald Trump Supporters are going to pe
The dynamics of this changed throughout the day. Earlier this year, the republican Governor Terry branstad and Senate Democrats doubted the budget could afford these tax breaks. However, the governor signaled today hes open to a oneyear extension. Bolkcom then came back with. Thats fine. But show us how you can also properly fund schools. Along with these tax breaks. Well see how the math works on that. A Company Getting millions of dollars in state tax breaks is now accused of failing to pay the company thats building its new fertilizer plant. Orascom broke ground on the nearly 2billion dollar fertlizer facility in lee county in 2013. Much of that cost was coming in the form of state and local tax incentives. The department of Economic Development offered 107Million Dollars in state tax credits. Lee county added to that with 133 Million Dollars in local tax abatements. The department of transportation added another grant for one point6 million. Now one of the subcontractors building i