From the iowa utilities board on the controversial bakken oil pipeline. The board met today to review the pros and cons of the project. The pipeline would cut through 18 iowa counties. The board did move into closed session, but did not announce a decision, before adjourning late this afternoon. Stacey theres a high wind advisory in effect today. Semi trucks traveling on the interstate are at especially high risk of rollover. This semi truck is on its side off i35, near ellsworth. Driver david warren says he dropped a load in des moines and was heading to albert lea, minnesota to reload. His empty trailer didnt have much weight and got caught in the wind. David i come into this clearing, and the gust of wind just picked me up, brought me over, and set me over on my side. And i mean, there was no stopping it, once it started. It just picked me up and threw my right over, like i was a piece of trash on the side of the road. Stacey scary. Warren says he made it out ok, and says hes thankful he had his seatbelt on. The iowa state patrol reports responding to multiple semi kurtis, the wind is really windy. Kurtis if there was a thunderstorm, we would have a severe warning. The wind now strongest in eastern iowa, still gusting into the central iowa portions. 64 in council bluffs, a little band of clouds that moved on through. 40 in mason city, waterloo, and dubuque. Expecting this wind to quiet down, especially after sons. Looks like a nice night. A few late day clouds from a saturday has less wind, the high of 60 degrees or it so, your weekend planner is going to be absolutely beautiful. Partly cloudy come a little breezy and cool on sunday. Steve thank you, kurtis. New at 5 00, state Health Officials say an iowan has tested positive for the zika virus. They say the person recently traveled to countries where the illness is being reported. The person is an adult woman, age 61 to 80, and has a history of travel to central america. Doctors say the illness is usually mild, with symptoms lasting for several days to a week. Most people exposed to the virus dont develop any symptoms at all. There is currently no vaccine or treatment for the zika virus. But an ames company is joining the fight against the zika. Kccis vanessa peng is live to show us what theyre working on. Vanessa steve, newlink genetics has thrown their hat into the ring, along with other companies, hoping they will be the one to develop a zika virus vaccine. Senator joni ernst took a tour of newlink genetics friday. On her mind, one of newlinks latest project. Sen. Ernst when its transmitted human to human, is that a mutation of the virus . Vanessa newlink genetics is an ames biopharmaceutical company. Theyre known for their work on and now, theyre starting to research a zika virus vaccine. Were just starting, right . Everybody is just starting, literally. This vaccine was only recognized as a threat around the beginning of the year. Vanessa Vice President brian martin says the zika virus is a real threat. Brian there are several different ways to make a vaccine. There is a recumbent vaccine, a vector virus, where you take another one and make it. We may go to one or more of those. Vaness martin says the zika virus is a real threat. Brian this virus looks like it takes about a 10 to 14 day incubation. It could be here tomorrow, from practically anywhere in the world. Our most recent analysis of the Competitive Landscape looks to be about 14 different groups doing research on the virus. In the end, you just hope effective. Vanessa senator ernst says shes thankful for newlinks work. And theyre making great strides. Live in the ames bureau, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey right now, iowas elected officials are weighing in on the Supreme Court vacancy. The nation is split on who should appoint the next justice. Republican senator joni ernst says she believes the president will make a nomination, although theres no timeframe for his decision. Ernst says theres one important thing getting lost in the partisanship. Sen. Ernst one thing that ive been stressing over the past week, Justice Scalia has not been laid to rest. He is a father and grandfather. And instead of partisan bickering, we should be focusing stacey republican representative david young stopped by kccis studios today. He says president obama has a right to nominate the next Supreme Court justice. Rep. Young the president , under and i believe he should and probably will, should exercise that right. It will go to the senate, and they can either take it up and approve, disapprove, or not even consider it. Stacey Iowa Republican senator Chuck Grassley is chair of the Senate Judiciary committee. He says hes taking things one step at a time. Steve in commitment 2016 news, today, it is the last day of campaigning before the polls open in South Carolina. Donald trump still leads the polls there, with 28 , heading into tomorrows republican primary. One surprise could be an upset by ted cruz. He has narrowed the gap with trump in the latest poll. Cruz says its not just the presidency at stake, but the Supreme Court, too. Sen. Cruz we are just one justice away from a radical, fivejustice liberal majority that will strike down every restriction on abortion across the country, and mandate unlimited abortion ondemand. Steve the polls open tomorrow in South Carolina from 7 a. M. To 7 p. M. , eastern time. Clinton now has an 8point lead over Bernie Sanders in a new national poll. But after a clinton loss in New Hampshire, nevada is up for grabs. The state has a diverse population. So, clinton and her volunteers have spent months courting the latinos, who make up more than onequarter of nevada residents. Clinton had a big lead, but sanders is closing the gap with his message of economic inequality. Nevadas caucuses begin at 11 a. M. Tomorrow, pacific time. Stacey well, you might remember, flint, michigan is getting a helping hand, thanks to Iowa State University basketball player monte morris and hyvee. Morris is from flint. And that community is in the middle of a water crisis right now. Hyvees ceo heard morris asking people for help, so he decided to donate 11 trucks of water for morris number, 11. And by the way, morris mom, grandpa, aunt, cousin, and in flint to receive the water. Steve how about that. Downtown throwdown the state wrestling tournament is going on right now at wells fargo arena. Were live with all the 3a quarterfinal action. Stacey plus, hoverboard crackdown. Why makers of the devices could soon face recalls, if they dont get their act together. But first aixa thousands honor Justice Antonin Scalia here in washington. Im aixa diaz outside the Supreme Court, where the their respects today. Ats all this nonsense about balls . Pink balls, blue, yellow, red. Its hard to keep the whole thing straight. And all these socalled deals . Well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. Like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. U. S. Cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys dont. And as for deals . Hows 300 back 300 no ball nonsense. Get 300 per line and a stronger signal, announcer this is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at 5 00 with steve karlin, stacey horst, and chief meteorologist john mclaughlin. Steve paying their respects to a longtime justice, thousands visited the u. S. Supreme Court Building today, where the body of Antonin Scalia now lies in repose. Stacey kccis aixa diaz is live outside the high court. Aixa, we understand there has been a line to go in all day. Aixa there is still a long line to go inside the great hall of the Supreme Court. President obama and the first lady were among the thousands who paid their respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Rev. Scalia may his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of god, rest in peace. Aixa one of scalias sons, a catholic priest, prayed during a private ceremony for family, inside. Mary very solemn, very beautiful, and very wellappointed on every level. Aixa law clerks who worked under scalia are taking turns standing vigil, around the clock, until the casket departs for the funeral saturday morning. John he was a giant on the court and has left an imprint and a legacy on the law that is unmatched. Aixa scalia served on the high court for nearly 30 years. The president reagan appointee was known for his conservative ideology and passionate personality. John Justice Scalias views and opinions are going to be discussed and read in law schools and by lawyers and by judges for decades to come. Aixa a funeral mass will be held here in washington tomorrow. The Vice President will be there. President obama will not be attending. Stacey and aixa, president obama has said he will nominate scalias successor in due time. Do we have any sense as to when aixa today, the white house said theres no timeline. That the process is just beginning. The press secretary says the president will spend part of this weekend reviewing the resumes and biographies of possible nominees. He reminded that the president took about four to five weeks to nominate elena kagan and sonia sotomayor. So, we could have a nominee from the president before the end of march. Stacey Justice Scalia died last weekend in texas at the age of 79. Author harper lee has died. She was 89. Lee was best known for her book, to kill a mockingbird. The best seller was published in 1960. It gave a childs viewpoint of Racial Injustice in a small, southern town. Steve making news right now, defense Officials Say a top isis terrorist is dead, after u. S. Warplanes hit multiple targets in libya, including an Islamic State training camp. The strikes took place close to the tunisian border. Investigating how and why a tourist helicopter crashed into the ocean, near pearl harbor. This cell phone video shows the helicopter hovering in the air, right before plunging into the water and overturning. Bystanders rushed to help free the passengers, who were trapped inside the sinking wreckage. Chris somebody said, theres somebody still in the aircraft. So, i dove through from the pilots side and the back seat, and saw him and then saw the seat. It was twisted. Steve at least one of the five people onboard the helicopter is in critical condition. The federal government is now cracking down on hoverboards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it will seize or recall any device that fails to meet federal safety standards. 52 fires have now been blamed on hoverboards, in 24 states. The fires have caused 2 million in property damage, including the destruction of two homes and one vehicle. This is so cool. National park. Look at this. Its an optical illusion, that cliff. But park rangers say its actually the sun glowing through a waterfall. The angle of the sun has to be just right, so this only happens around this time of year. Steve absolutely beautiful. The wind, pretty nice. Kurtis what a great shot. I hope you enjoyed it with the wind at your back, it was really howling. Still breezy, not quite as strong. Hanging onto 59 degrees, west wind at 10. Humidity is at 37 . Real dry out there. 40s to the north, much clearer in waterloo. But look at ottumwa, creston, 60 degrees here in the metro. There is still a wind advisory off to the east, that includes the strongest wind is along the mississippi river. Your planner shapes up like this. Less wind as the night goes on, still gusting at around 18 at 7 p. M. 50 degrees at 10 p. M. Little cool to start off tomorrow, a wind chill of 34. Saturday looks absolutely super out there, with the sunshine and temperature mid50s by noon. I tomorrow at 60 degrees. Moving in. There is the system to the north, notice the clouds to northeastern iowa. The rest of us are bathed in sunshine. There is a developing storm down south. It will only spread a few clouds in southern iowa. Kansas city is 70 tomorrow. St. Louis is 71, picking up thunderstorms. Chicago is 56. Pretty mild across the midwest for february. Here is the system spinning by us now, up to ontario province by limit clock. Here is the next system to the south, very nice saturday statewide. So futurecast tonight, clear skies out there. As we head into saturday, expecting nothing but sunshine. I think little bit later in the day we get clouds down in southern iowa. Sunday, clouds will start to move on in. There is a slight chance of a light makes early sunday morning to the northeast, but it should sunday midday. Changing over to rain, and we will have clouds here. Someday looks to be cooler, still above normal this time of year. Tonight, 30 nine degrees. Less wind, especially after sunset. Clear skies, pretty mild though. Tomorrow is 60, sunshine, less wind. So, take today and take out the be great. Upper 40s on sunday, a little breezy to the north. Monday is 44, keep in mind, average high is in the upper 30s. We stay in the 40s much of the next week, friday being the coolest a 39. Steve thank you. Just one thing to tell you about on traffic, there is an accident on swanson and university boulevards in clive. Other than that, maybe slower than normal on i235. Anything else looks really, really good. Let us check your drive times. 12 minutes to the west, slower than normal. Six minutes to these, right on par. Stacey now, look ahead to the stories coming up tonight at 6 00. Rose a former Dupont Pioneer employee is speaking out about the recent changes. Im rose heaphy, here in johnston. And ill have that, as part of our Team Coverage at 6 00. Kim the Iowa Department of corrections cuts a Rehabilitation Program for offenders. Im kim st. Onge. How that money is being used now, and why a convicted murderer says its a huge steve the state wrestling tournament is underway right now at wells fargo arena. Stacey kccis scott reister is live with the 3a quarterfinal action. One of the Great Stories we have been following is indianola wrestler colby prichard. He lost his leg to cancer, continues to shine. He won again tonight. At 126, southeast polk takes down in a 62 decision. This stud on the mat wins it for dowling, the senior stays undefeated. I want to pin my way to the tournament, so i feel a creditor out there. I want to get that state title. With a 31 decision. Jack i know what i want coming in, so i need to keep it straight. Tunnel vision. Scott at 220, ethan anderson. He gets the pin in the first period. Ethan i think i have earned it. These past three years, just putting in the work all those mornings. I deserve it, i think. Stacey its going to be a busy weekend in downtown des moines. Steve very busy. The blue ribbon bacon festival will sizzle tomorrow, at the iowa events center. Everybody loves this. The wildly popular event is back for its ninth year, with 10,000 pounds of bacon. Expect to see more than 80 baconflavored foods, from nearly 40 local vendors. The event runs tomorrow from 10 a. M. To 5 p. M. And get this, tickets are still available. Stacey for sure. Were back next with a final check of the forecast. Youre watching kcci 8 news at stacey shaping up to be a nice night. Kurtis still breezy, not howling like they were. Saturday is nearperfect february weather. You cannot beat that. 48 on sunday, temperatures in the 40s much of next week. Steve thank you. Coming up tonight at 6 00, we will have more on the dow chemical situation in johnston. And andy garman will have a lot of High School Wrestling in sports. Right now, cbs evening news pelley pax romana. I think hes a terrific person. Pelley trump makes peace with the pope on the eve of a critical weekend for both parties in the president ial race. Also tonight, law enforcements phones of criminal suspects. Remembering author harper lee, and her american classic. Mockingbird. Pelley and steve hartman, when a young boy summoned the police, they responded in force. I didnt know it was going to be this big, really. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley tomorrow could be a turning point in the race for the white house. Democrat hillary clinton, who scweekd by in iowa, only to be buried in a New Hampshire landslide, faces even odds against Bernie Sanders in nevada. Ted cruz is closing on republican donald trump, is looking to South Carolina for a second win. The rest of the g. O. P. Candidates are struggling to keep their campaigns alive. Were going to start with the democrats tonight. Heres nancy cordes. Reporter with time running out in nevada, clinton courted
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