disappear from the carpet for the oscars. and be sure to tune in sunday starting at 5:30 p.m for oscar coverage right here on abc9. we'll have special guest bruce miller of the sioux city journal in studio to go over all of the winners, losers and fashion of hollywood's big night. make sure to tune in for that ... lukas: "and the oscar goes to..." those five words keep oscar viewers on the edge of their seats every year. but the process of determining who wins an academy award is not an easy task. the vote-counting is intense... and surrounded by high security. abc's brandi hitt shows us. "nats -- (ruiz & cullinan on red carpet) 1 they are the best secret-keepers in hollywood. martha ruiz and brian cullinan are set to carry those famous briefcases again... (from burn: 2015 in cocoer) "the oscar goes to..." ?holding t names of this year's oscar winners. martha ruiz, pwc tax paner for 82 years... price-waterhouse- coopers has counted the oscar ballots. nats -- (mailing footage) six-thousand-two- hundred-61 sent out to voting members this year? on paper and online. brian cullinan, pwc southern california market managagg rtner inside that "secret, uncisclosed location"... security is tight. there's a specialized alarm system... biometric locks... and no internet access... where a small team counts all 24 categories -- by hand. martha ruiz, pwc tax partner those 24 "winning" envelopes -- and a duplicate set -- are then loaded into two briefcases like safe... until oscar sunday when ruiz and cullinan enter their safe code... and take their briefcase. each - then traveling a different route to the oscar red carpet... esco l-a-p-d. sot -- brian cullinan, pwc southern california market managing partner brandi hitt, abc news correspondent last year -- as a spoof -- they even carried a third briefcase that was used by host -- neil patrick harris. and bak stage -- they only hand the envelope to the presenter... seconds before the announcement. brian cullinan, pwc southern california maet managing partner brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. lukas: and the lead up to oscars sunday s been a controversial one... as no african american actor was nominated for any of the major awards. and a new study ows a severe lala of diversity in hollywood reporter stephahae elam has morere "the focus is supposed to be on the best in film... "and the oscar goes to..." ...but much of the conversation leading up to the oscars is being dominated by what lack...diversity. "the best actor is... oh my god, i knew it... it's a five-way tie. all the white guys!" for the second year in a row, the academy award acting nominees are all white. the immediate backlash dominating social media and led by jada pinkett smith.... (jada pinkett smith) "let's let the academy do their thing with all grace and love and let's do us differently." ...and filmmaker spike lee. ( spike lee, filmmaker) "my wife and i, tanya, in all good consousness, we cannot attend the academy awards." so in response to the controversy, the academy's leadership moved swiftly to institute more changes to increase diversity among oscar voters. the goal? to double the number of women and people of color by 2020. ( matthew belloni, executive editor, the hollywood reporter) "the academy is overwhelmingly white and overwhelminglyly male. a lot of t t academy members believe the new rules are ageist. they believe they are reverse racism." ( don cheadle, actor, filmmaker) "i don't think there is a kabal of white people going 'let's make sure we don't give anybody whose black or latino..' i don't think that's what's happening. so it's about a multiplicity of the people that this a very early point in this process." indeed academy voters can't cast their ballots for movies that represent a wider range of the human condition if those films are never made in the first place. (matthew belloni, executive editor, the hollywood reporter) "the ultimate change needs to come from the top helon of hollywood executive suites. it's getting those kinds of minority driven movies in the oscar coersation... that is the difficult part." (spike lee, filmmaker) "i would like to see more people step up because we are going to be on the right side of history." stephanie elam, cnn, hollywood. lukas: a new portrait featuring actoto kevin spacey in his role as president frank underwood in "house of kevin spacey in his role as president frank underwood in "house of cards" will go on display at thesmithsonian tional portrait gallery. "house of cards" is a popular netflix drama dealing with the dark side of politics in washington d-c. it was the first original series produced by the streaming service and season four premiers next month. the image of spacey-as- president- underwood will hang in the gallery through october. " lukas: coming up.... we'lcontinue our r lebration of black history month with another preview of our documentary... america's untold story. stay with us. scott: we'll have... "you're watching morning... lukas voss... and ott larson.... this is abc9 news this check of conditions outside on the port neal welding company skycam hd and the storm lake skycam hd. temperatures are in the 30s. wind speeds are near 10 miles per hour from the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. a large storm is moving from the south to the midwest as threats change from severe weather to heavy snow to our east. locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday before temperatures sink back down toward normal next week. company skycam hd skycam hd. the 30s. wind speeds are near 10 miles per north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the south to the midwest as threats change from severe weather to heavy snsn to our east. locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday withth periods of sunshine and some rain/snow mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's yoururxtended foreca where we'll mama it to the lukas 19-63 was a tumultuous year in our country as the civil rights movement heated up. and no where was it hotter than saint augustine florida... a community that was instrumental equality. all month long we've been looking at this resolute group of people and their struggle. and this morning... we take you back to 19-63... for a piece of america'a'untold journey. "narr 24 - the year is 1963 and protests have reached a fever pitch on st. austine. vo narr - there needed tbe a new front opened in the fight against segregation, and there was no better place to do leading this fight would be lincolnville dentist and successful businessman, dr. robert hayling. fountains ,,, a dentist and ex- army officer, hayling became the first negro member of the florida state dental society. he joined the civil rights struggle after the dental group was denied meeting facilities at white hotels and staurants because of his membership. last susuer, dr. hayling and an associate were badlylyeaten by kkk memeers when they ventured too close to a klan rally. ironically, when the case was tried, hayling was convicted of assault on the klansmen. his appeal is now pending. vo narr 24 - inspired by the words o martin luther king, jr., hayling organized local youths and began sending them into local whites-only restaurants. on a hot july day in 1963, 14 year old samuel white, 15-year old 16 year old willie carl singleton and 16 year-old joeann anderson went up to the woolworth's lunch counter and tried to order a hamburger ana coke. they were arrested. and later sentenced to one year in reform school. this harsh sentencing of peaceful children drew local and national outrage. putting a new spot light on st. augustine's racial unrest. sot mlk - st. augustine, is merely a symbol of an expression. of the tragedies that engulf our whole nation in the area of race relations. barbara vickers 00:09:26 - the s sriest night was when the klans and the others were down in t t slave market. they had brought in a truckload of rocks and put it in the slave market so they would have to throw at us. " lukas: i'll introduce you to a 9-year-old phenom who packs quite a punch already... stay tuned to meet her. " " lukas: plus... you'll see a workout almost anyone can get on board with! the wine workout! more on the exercise that's going viral online... guys probably come to mind... not young girls! well 9 year old coach says she than fighters twice her age. she has big plans for herself and but there are a her way. reporter michelle charlesworth has her story. "she m m only be 9 years olbut pound for und jesselyn silva arguably has more heart and ambition than boxers twice and even three times her age. "i just like the sport. when my dad asks do you want to go to the gym l always say yes." jesselyn has been boxing since she was 7 years old after her dad took up the sport to lose weight. she begged to put on a pair of gloves... and once she did, her gift was undeniable. "i noticed when she started picking surprised." "how does that feeee when people tell you that you're phenomenal and you're special and you're so talented?" "it makes me feel like happy. andhat i'm not just doing this for nothing i'm doing this for everybody. and for myself too so i can become something big when i get older." this 74 pound phenom works out for nearly two hours, 4 days a week. but with very few fele boxers her age she usually sparrs with older boys like the 10 year old in this video. she's only had one sanctioned fight... her championship belt hangs in the bergen police athletic league boxing gym where she trains. "when i won my first match felt so good when they put up my hand because it was like my first match and i one and i'm undefeated but it's only one fight. i can't wait for my next flight." jesselyn is now training for the golden gloves in march. her coach, don somerville a former pro boxer with nearly 30 years experience says he's never seen a talent with jesselyn's anything twice. she's done she's right on me 'coach what do i do next?' sosohe has that desire to be differert and that's ththuniqueness of nine years old to want to be different who are normally frustrated by exercise. a northern california woman created the "wine workout"... and posted it on her fitness facebook page. reporter evan schreiber has more on the woman who is taking the fitness world by storm. " (nats) as a mother to a toddler, 24-year-old april storey knows her time is limited. and like many healthy living can be a struggle. (nats) home with her r daughter briellelend her husband levi on monday... the busy life was on display.y. but what resulted... hahanow been seen roughly 25-million n people worwide. the 15-second video posted in january (nats) now dubbed "the wine workout." storey/created "wine workout") "i was getting ready to do a workout, and i saw the wine there and i'm like, 'you know, that would be kind of funny to incorporate wine into this workout video.'" storey tells me this is her life. simple... every-day home exercises. not necessarily was just one of the dozens of non- alcohol included workout videos she's posted. (april storey/created "wine workout") "so that's what facebook is for, right? just sharing all the things that we're doing every day." at sharing spread worldwide. one post from former star trek actor "george takei" saying "quit wine-ing and work out" to his nine million followers. (nats) posting the video with a slightly different music variation. (nats) ( evan schreiber/redding, ca) "most of the comments have been positive. there have been a few negative reactions about her hurting herself - falling on the wine. but most of the people have been doing like what i'm doing, and sending back their own videos and pictures." (april storey/creatat "wine workout") quick "they were making their own videos. they were doing dierent things with it." no matter the number of re- creations... or comments -- both positive and negative -- storey is hoping they all get the message. (april storey/created "wine workout") "what i want to show people with my videos is that fitness can do it anywhere, and you can use anything." in this case... just don't forget the corkscrew. lukas: scott: lukas and scott are chatting about the wine workout. lukas and scott are chatting aboututhe wine workout. lukas and scott are e chatting about t t wine workout. lukas and scott are chatting about the wine workout. scott:good morning lukas and scott are chatting about the wine workout. lukas and scott are chatting about the wine workout. lukas and scott are chatting about the wine workout. scott:good morning siouxland. temperatures are in the 30s. wind speeds are near 10 miles per hour from the north. clouds are stickiki in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. we'll reach an during the evening. hour from the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. we'll reach an afternoon high of 40 with a light mix hour f fm the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. we'll reach an afternoon high of 40 with a light mix during the evening. scott: here's a quick check outside on one of our iowa d-o-t traffic cam's here at . many folks still waking up and starting their workday....please drive safely everyone... lukas: thanks scott... volvo set to make history with a car you can unlock through an app. kendis gibson and reena ninan have the details. y, there. in today's "techbytes" -- going there's an app for that. >> volvo plans to replace carar keys with a smartphone app, possibly as soon a next year. traditional cease would be available only o request. the mobile world congress in barcela has more head looips. lenovo has a new phone with 3-d nsors. > and htc has its own virtual reality headset. bundled with controllers and a hefty $800 price tag. checkut the newest version of a walng robot. it's created by bostonn dymics. for the first time, it walks on two legs. >> it can bend down. lift ten-pound weights, and place them on shelves. >> incredible. crisp garden vegetables. no artificial flavors. philadelphia gardrden vegetle. rich, creamy..... ...and delicious nothing else tastes like philadelphia . hi. i want a great shape. who doesn't? so i bike. i get all of my greens. and i try not to faint. this... i can do easily. benefiber healthshape. just a couple of spoonfuls every day means fewer cravings. plus, it's all natural, clear, taste-free and dissolves complete. it's clinically proven to keep me fuller longer and helps keep me healthy inside and out. benefiber healthy shapape. this, i can do. find benefiber healthy shape in the fiber aisle. culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditioning system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. mom: hey. dad: the culligan man. culligan man: morning! culligan man: the problem is your water! anncr: a culligan whole-house water conditiong system gets rid of sediment or impurities. so keeping everything spotless is effortless. dad: spots. culligan man: the problem is your water! dinner... and howard is here with a recipe that's beefed up for your pleasure. take a look! "you know nothing seems to be more comforting this time of year than a steaming bowl of soup. and when it's homemade, all the better. so today i want to share our "from-scratch" split pea soup that is so good and so easy you're going to want to make this over and over again. we start by sauting about a pound or so of stew meat in a bit of vegetable o o. once it's browned on all sides, we add some cut up potatoes to the same pot along with the trifecta of veggies. you know: carrots, celery, and onions. now we add a good amount of chicken pepper. and in case you're wondering, split peas are simply regular peas that have been removed from their pods,dried and split in ha. once this comes to a boil, we'll turn it down so it can simmer 'til everything is tender. you know, the nice thing about this is we can customize it by using short ribs or flank steak instead of stew meat, or replacing the chicken broth with beef broth. no matter whichchay you go, whenenou we'll take you to nevada for all the latest from the caucuses ... did donald trump take another state? find out... up next. scott: " " scott siouxland. let's get a check of conditions neal welding company skycam hd skycam hd. the 30s. wind speeds hour from the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. a large storm is moving from the south to the midwest as threats change from severe weather to heavy snow to our east. locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshshe and some rain/snow mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday back down toward normal next week. lukas scott: lukas: neal welding and the storm lake skycam hd. the 30s. wind speeds are near 10 miles per hour from the sticking in eastern starting to west. a large storm is moving from the south to the midwest as threats change from severe weather to heavysnow to our east. locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that forecast where 60s on surday before temperatures sink ck down toward normal next week. company skycam hd and the storm lake temperatures are in the 30s. wind speeds hour from the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to disappear from the west. a large storm is moving from the south to the midwest as threats change from severe weather to heavy snow to our east. locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow mix occuri this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds friday high pressure will build in and that donald trump is waking up a winner and one step closer to ththg-o-p nomination in the race for president. trump got a big victory in the nevada caucuses on the same night the democratic contenders hit the stage for a town hall in south carolina. abc' s kenneth moton has the latest. "this morning, donald trump?on a winning streak after another decisive victory?this time nevada. dodold trump we love nevada, we love nevada love for trump but that anger at washington and a strong desire for an outsider gave the gop frontrunner an easy victory over his rivals. trump of course if you listen to the pundity we weren't expected to win too much and now we're winning, winning the country. it's a fight for second between establishment favorite marco rubio winner ted the only campaign trump is this campaign. ben carson and john kasich were at the bottom of the pack. they've vowed to mah on to super the e mocrats are also focused on tuesday but first south carolina. hillary clinton "why is there one standard for me and else?" up during a cnn town hall after a federal judge ruled the former secretary of state's top aides should testify over her use of private email. but ahead of the democratic primary in the palmetto state, the focus was on african- americans who make up half of the electorate. bernie sanders we must sustain and strengthen the historically black colleges and universities sot clinton n racism along with onomic issues, educational issues, and all the rest, have to be addressed. clinton has campaign events in south carolina today, missouri. the republicans are taking part in a voter summit hosted by trump's fox news nemesis megyn kelly?trump declined the invite citing a scheduling conflict. kenneth moton, abc news washington. lukas: controversial legislation has been approved by the iowa house... which allows children to use handguns. the bill permits children of any age to use a handgun, as long asashey are directct susurvised by a parent or guardian. currently, iowa state law w rs children under the age of4 from handling guns. some critics say the proposal is less than ideal ... (kirstin running- marquardt/(d) iowa state house) "what this bill does, the bill before us, again, allows for 1- year-olds, 2-year- olds, 3-year-olds, 4- year-olds to operate handguns. we do not need a militia of toddlers. we do not have handguns that i am aware of that fit the hands of a 1- or a 2- year-old." supporters of the measure say it strengthens the right to bear arms in iowa. it now moves on to the iowa state senate, where it's not expected to pass. wll have more on this bill... coming up later on in the show. " " lukas: coming up in sports...the west girls were one win away from school history. find out if the wolverines could pull a road upset and advance to state when we come back. scott: lukas: national f-f-a week. a week when werecognize and honor america's youth who wear the blue cordoroy jackets, but, hold gold standards. with m me on this... we a a joined by dennnn morrice om k-l-e-m radio with more. dedeis what is f- a, and how is it tied to agriculture? dennis: good morning lucas. well most people may remember when the organization stood for future farmers of america. but the nationwide largest youth organization has grown through the years, and with the growth came some changes, including the official name change in 1989. i spoke with micheal tupper who currently is the state president of the iowa f-f-a. he says f-f-a has expanded to recognize all careers that involve agriculture, not just those with " (as said): "ffa, now is ally based around the stem field. so, science, technology, engineering, and math related to agriculture. and that's really where our focus is. along with developing leaders and communicators, not only for the agricultural industry, but also for any industry the ffa member chooses to take, once they go through high school and pursue whatever future plans they may want to accomplish. so, realistically, ffa has really evolved through the years, and d just has b bome more of an organization that develops leaders, in that next generation of leaders that are really going to be needed. dennis: tupper says f-f-a doesn't necessarily teach youth about agriculture, as mu as it utilizes agriculture as a means to teach responsibility, leadership, public speaking skills, confidence and character. he says those are the traits that employers and companies desire, and are looking for in a future employee. (as said): "i don't anymore, really directly teaches technichal agricultural s slls. but what i idoes do it allows what we call is a three- circle model of a classrm. so we have agricultu being taught in high schools by an agriculture teacher. we have a s-a-e or supervised agricultural experience that kind of allows students to get a hands on experience in an agricultural field. but then the ffa component really does teach the leadership, and communication that's necessary in order to be sucessful. for me...it really has helped my communication. definately, my public speaking skills. en i was a freshman in high school, i would have never dreamed that i would be doingininrviews on the dio, or i would be givininspeeches in frfrt of hundreds of people, and being completely comfortable doing that. that part of what ffa is and what it can bring to students, is really, really important in this day of age". lukas: dennis, it seems as though ffa week falls around george washington's there a connection to our first president? dennis: yes, there is lucas. the f-f-a organization makes reference to george washininon in many aspects. tupper says washington was such a strong visionary for agriculture, as well as an innovator for riculture, and agriculture was washington's first love. tupper says the f-f-a wants to acknowledge the heritage of agriculture with this nation's first president. also, tupper says that each ffa chapter treasurer gives an explanation as to why they stand next to the emblem of washington during official meetings. lukas: thanan dennis. lukas: ththgirls state tournament field nearly set, but west was trying to earn a spot last night. here's chris with the highlights. chris palmquist--"good special one for the west girls, as they've tied their school record for wins. if they could break that mark last night though, they'd made more school history, clinching their first ever trip to state. it wouldn'n'be easy though o othe road at numumr three ankeny centeial. west gets off to a quick start though...amanda gors...in the corner, eventually she feeds madi jensen who finishes for the deuce...west up early. and they add to it...gors on the inbounds to rachel knutson kobold...she fights through the body for the pair. but tasha vipond and the jaguars, just too much to handle on their home court tonight...west falls in the regional final, 66-42. 2a district final...sioux center and rock valley. late in the firsrs..matt van engen...gets the board ananthe putback...sioux center goes up one and he's all fired up. then marcus winterfeld...driving strong to the rack...he gets it to go off glass for the pair and we're all knotted up in the but rock valley gets going...great high low game between jason taylor and myles van maanen for and they go up 20-16. then the kickout to the corner...brady post...knocks down the three pointer to open up an 8 point lead. but the warriors end the half on a 5-0 run...van engen with the 3 point play here...they rally in the second and win it 65-52. 1a semifinals....emsen st. mary taking on fourth ranked boyden-hull. opening quarter...keaton bohnenkamp with the pump fake.....hoop and the hack! hawks strike first on the scoreboard... then is jacob wesselman with the corner triple.....remsen saint mary's started the game on a 7-0 run..... but the comets bounced right back...kyle bakker with the sweet footwork in the paint....boyden-hull gets on the board.... and shane solberg knows how to tightrope the sideline......he finds a seam fororhe deuce and ththcomets advance to the district final with the 65-50 win. and in the bottom half of the bracket, hms squaring off early third quarter...brian perez collects the deflected pass.....and finishes through contact! hawks cut the lead to eight..... c.j. roths settles the lions down....he bangs home the three from the point....central lyon up 46-36...... a few minutes later....its perez again on a breakaway.....this time he throws it down! the jam brings the hawks within ten.... but the lions were on a mission..nash knoblolo.....on the block....cenenal lion pulls away to win it 76-54. that will do it for sports, have a great day everybody. scott: neal welding company skycam hd and the storm lake skycam hd. temperatures are in the 30s. wind speedsds are near 10 miles per hour from the north. clouds are sticking in eastern siouxland and starting to is moving from the southe midwest as threats change from severe weather to heavy snow to our east. locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that warming trend this weekend! here's your extended recast where we'l'lmake it to the 60s on saturday colon cancer awareness nth... and our own tim seaman got his very first colonoscopy. stay tuned to see the procedure. plus here's what you can expect coming up on gma " " lukas: going to the doctor can be an event. add in a procedure like a colonoscopy, and that's a recipe for avoiding the doctor. march is colon cancer awareness month... and our tim seaman had his first ever colonoscopy... anwanted to shararhis experienceceith you... dr. michalak: "in your case there's not a lot to talk about becasue i didn;t see alot which is what i love to find. healthy guy comes in he's got a healthy colon. could have been a 22 year old," said dr. michalak. it's the news i was hoping for. a clean bill of colon health. it all started with a reutine visit to my family doctor. dr. bryce robisonl: " we'll call dr. michalak's office my nurse will come back give you a date and time and his prep," said dr. bryce robison. colonoscopops are recommended for anyone over ager 50. nats "tim seaman, moviprep. any by cleaning out the colon. bad stories about the "pbep" made me less than excited to schedule a procedure.... but dr. jeff michalak assured me times are changing. dr. jeff michalak "none of them taste fantastic, but the newer preps like momoprep that you used is less volumn. splittininrep isnt the ststdard of care but it will be," said dr. jeff michalak. tim seaman: (broll checking getting to room) once complete, it's a waiting game until the next morning. dr. michalak: "i want it to be t most boring day i have ever seen. where i come in and there's nothgin. no polyps. i come back we give good news and everybody leaves happy but that's not the reality of it unfortunately," said dr. michalak. tim seaman: the staff at dunes surgical hospital was ready and waiting. after checkin, paperwork and an i-v used to put me to sleep.... i was ready for my first colonoscopy. dr. jeff michalak: "let me know when you're ready, i'm ready. ok lets do it... tell me your birthday one mor time" m seaman: the doctor uses colon.... that's when begins. dr. jeff michalak: "almost like a slinky. spread it out and go back in so the key is getting just enough air in there on the way out to get to look at each fold," said michalak. nats "prep is good. yea. prep is great," said the doctor. tim seaman: the human colon is made up of multiple folds. dr. jeff michalak: "when we take the scope out it should not be quicker t tn 6 minutes sosohat it gives us time to look k between the folds," said the dococr. nats pop dr. jeff michalak: "if you come around the turn and dont look up there you could miss something," said the doctor. now our scopes are getting better," added michalak. tim seaman: adanoma's are polyp's that over time can become cancerous if not removed. luckily the doc didn't find any on on this day. dr. michalak: "well good, what i like to see, nice and boring," said michalak. "that prep was fantastic, ya know im not soing to lie he might have been the perfect colon. one minute inibation and 6 minute withdrawl. nine minutes total. he's got to be a role model for all people taking prep," said dr. michalak. "zero discomfort in the procedure. i already feel good, i there's no reaean someone shouldn't have this done," said seaman. and i get a 10 year pass until i need to be screened again. dr.jeff michak: "no one that put it off and had a problem says oh yea i'm glad i did. everybody says i wish i would have done it sooner," said michalak. lukas y as long as your not having issues....it's reccommended that you schedule a colonoscopy after the age of 50 lukas a local couple is spreading support for families who experience pregnancy or infant loss... jeremy a a lisa cotter h he donated a cuddle cot to unity point health st. luke's in honor of their daughter, elizabeth, who was stillborn last year. they raised thousands of dollars to purchase the bassonet a cooling bed that is used to keep a stillborn baby cool so that the natural process of death doesn't happen as quickly. that gives parents going through the unthinkable more time with their baby... before they have to say goodbye. "we're doing it in honor of elizabeth. her birthday present to the hospital, other families...and it feels good to do at" says jeremy cotter, donated cudddd cot to unity int health st. luke's. the cotters raised more than two-thousand dollars ... more than what was needed for the cuddlecot... the rest of the money went straight to st. luke's. lukas: get ready for sioux city's next big idea. the sioux city growth organization held its sixth annual innovation market last night. 40 ideas from siouxland entreprenuers were submitted at the event inside the ho-chunk center. entreprereers got just onene sheeeeof paper to pitch their ideas,s, with participants ting for the best idea in the room. the innovation market is something organizers say brings people together, and cultivates positive acton in the community. "it's great to have an organization that can help small businesses start up. that's the toughest part of a business starting up is the beginning phasesfrom month one to month twelve and so on. the more help the business process the better." says innovation contestant erik martin. five finalists will get to pitch their ideas in hopes of getting grant money for their businesses. here's a look at those top five. the grand prize isfive-thousand dollars. lukas: local bar mccarty's and bailys played host to a special celebration of "st. practice day" the brand embassador from tullamore d-e-w irish whisky made a stop in sioux city yesteray on his 50 state tour. timothy herley was there on his journey across all 50 states and d-c to find the best way to celebrate st. patrick's day. the tour kicked off february 17th and sioux city was the only iowa stop on the journey. "50 states...30 days...and it's a search for the best irish pubs and the best places to celebrate st. patrick's day. so i figure our friends here at mccarthy & bailey are a pretty good example of this, so...i love the pub, i loved it the minute i came through the door. 'cad mle filte': a hundred thousand welcomes in irish. and i think they live herley headed to north dakota after his swing through sioux city. lukas: a greacian cruise is underway again at the siouxland center for active generations. for almost 20 year cruise weekas been a fan favorite for members. while they don't actuallyravel to greece, the week long celebration includes a dance, massages, greek gas and a chance for some who might not be able to travel to see the world. kerry ruehle, program director " it's really a good idea because it's a way to bring in some of the members that mamae don't get a chance to travel or to d dsome of the different activities that you do during cruise week and get to experience during cruise week. it gives them the opportunititto do some of those thingsgs themes for past years have included trips to mexico, hawaii and other popular cruise destinations. and scott actually judged this years authentic greek food contest. lukas scott: scott:locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday before temperaturur sink back down toward normal next week. mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday before temperatures sink ck down toward normal next week. mix occuring this evening. tomorrow, we'll have partly gusting near 35 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday before temperatures sink good morning, america. breaking overnight, donald trump's huge win in nevada. >> now we're winning, winning, winning the untry. >> record turnout. trump relishes his victory. >> we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> marco rubio second and less than a week from the super tuda showdown, donald trump and marco rubio are here this morning. oh, my goodness.s. ly cow. deadly storms tear through the south. 27 repororted tornadoes across t the gu statesippi roofs off ildings, desestroying hundreds of homemes, flipping ovever trucks. now new warnings are out this morning as severe storms move east. erin andrdrews' emotional day in court, the reporter and "danng with the stars" favorite takes on a hotel and a stalker with a 7$75 million lawsuit over invion of privacy. did the hotel make it too easy