They used to save his life, ahead this morning. Youre watching kcci eight news. There will be people along the way who try to undercut your success. Eric also this morning, taylor swift swipes back at the naysayers with her acceptance speech at last nights Grammy Awards. Who won, who lost, and who outdid themselves with their performances, ahead. Eric good morning and welcome back, it is tuesday, february 16. Elizabeth you might want to step carefully as you head out this morning. Rainy weather out there could make slick spots. Metinka we have rain and snow across central iowa tracking to the south and southeast. The back edge of the precipitation is back through ames and carol. It has just been a cold rain but we do have patches where we have snow mixing and and some freezing rain. Sidewalk, the parking lot, and maybe some gravel roads in the country will be slick early on today. All of this will be moving out by 9 00 or 10 00 a. M. Across des moines and closer to noon. Heading for hi
Race in decades. More twists and turns are expected as super tuesday looms large. That is set for next week, march 1. Elizabeth donald trump is now looking for his third victory. And senators marco rubio and ted cruz battle for second. Danielle nottingham has more. Hena hena Danielle Donald trump is on a roll after picking up 50 delegates in his South Carolina victory. But trump isnt underestimating his republican rivals. Im dealing with very talented people, smart people, good people. I think theyll be competing. Danielle it is shaping up to be a three man race between trump and senators marco rubio and ted cruz heading into tuesdays caucuses in nevada. Rubio picked up the endorsement of nevada senator dean heller it could be key in his effort to become the choice of establishment republicans. The democrats dont want to run against me but i want to run against them. Cruz is hitting the ground hard here in nevada after a disappointing third place finish in South Carolina where he lost
Eric also this morning taylor swift swipes back at the naysayers with her acceptance speech at last nights Grammy Awards. Who one, who lost and who outdid themselves with their performances ahead. Eric good morning everyone and welcome back. Its tuesday february 16. Im eric hanson. Elizabeth im elizabeth klinge. We want to get over to metinka. We have a wintry mix coming down. Metinka it looks like a whole rainbow out there. Superbright colors are snowflakes that are melting as a are falling. As they are falling. Watch for freezing rain to make said. That could two makes in. Temps have been key overnight here it 36 degrees right now here it up to the north in ames, it is only 32. We are expecting the rain to temps dont get a chance to warm up at all. Well have a blustery afternoon. We are looking forward to the warmer days in the forecast. Eric and you may notice some slick spots out there on your drive this morning Shaina Humphries is here. What are the latest conditions right now . S
Ginned up the base all these years, have created a tiger, and the question is, who can ride that tiger and jeb bush could not. Grace goldford also says time will tell if the trump victories will continue beyond super tuesday, because the other contenders are splitting the nontrump vote. Political analysts tend to agree on one thing, that this is the most unique president ial race in decades. More twists and turns are expected as super tuesday looms large. That day is march 1. Laura still ahead, a look at the democrat race. How Bernie Sanders is hoping to rebound from a tough loss over the weekend. And, a look at the events from the campaign trail. New tonight, a des moines woman is facing attempted murder charges. Police were called to the 1900 block of east walnut saturday on reports that a man had lit himself on fire. When they arrived, police say they found the victim burned head to toe, and yelling that his girlfriend set him on fire. After questioning the amy thornton is facing ch
Solidify support in the dozen states that will vote on super tuesday, march 1. Something really special is happening here. Don Bernie Sanders is hoping to bounce back with wins in oklahoma, colorado, minnesota and his home state of vermont. We are going to see one of the great political upsets in the history of the united states. Don but first, he and clinton have to get through saturdays democratic primary in South Carolina. Don champion, cbs news. Eric another big story, jeb bush is out. Over said bush campaigned like his heart was not in it. His brother ruined the brand and he just expected people to fall in line behind him. The republicans in the way they years created a tiger and the question is who can ride that tiger and jeb bush could not. Eric goldford also says Donald Trumps success in South Carolina could be a huge blow to ted cruzs campaign strategy. Insofar as ted cruzs entire strategy is based upon appealing to the most conservative and the most evangelical protestant con