3... m-s, terminal cancer, and severe epilepsy. this version passed 17-6 as many lobbying groups have been lining up for and against the bill. cannabis oil is technically legal to use in iowa now for help with chronic epilepsy. it's illegal to bring cannabis oil in, or buy it in the state. the new bill doesn't go as far to change that as it once did, but the bill's creator says getting it through committee is a step in the right direction. " let's be clear, this is progress. the foundation was built two years ago. what was passed out of subcommittee today is progress on this. it's going to help iowans." the bill will now head to the house floor for debate. republican speaker linda upmeyer has been critical of the bill. she's said iowa doctors worry they'll lose their license writing prescriptions for cannabis oil - the f-d-a hasn't approved marijuana for medical use. a judiciary subcommittee is pushing legislation rewriting criminal asset the bill would change the law, saying law enforcement couldn't keep any property unless a suspect is convicted. the iowa aclu says the measure is necessary life-savings of cash during a traffic stop. the iowa county attorney's association opposes the bill because some seizures confiscate money from drug traffickers. this comes after the iowa supreme court ruled against police seizing materials from drivers when they're not facing charges for related crimes. we told you about robert pardee of nevada last december. the case against pardee was about an officer taking extra time during a routine traffic stop to bring in a drug dog without good suspicion of a drug crime. after a traffic stop for speeding, the drug dog allegedly "hit" for an illegal substance. but when the search turned up no drugs, police still kept computers and other property in the car. we're warming up for your thursday - and just getting started. gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... the much-advertised warm-up is upon us. despite areas of clouds, we'll still warm into the 40s this afternoon with a breezy southeast wind of 15 to 30 mph. some sun will filter through the clouds from time to time. temperatures slowly warm overnight with passing clouds and a slim chance of a sprinkle near the minnesota border. mild and windy weather continues tomorrow with a mostly sunny sky and highs well into the 50s. some lower 60s are possible in the south. winds may gust over 30 mph. saturday's still going to be warm with sunshine and highs in the 50s. highs should be in the upper 40s on sunday, with 40 for a good share of next week. the overall pattern looks milder, turning p/cloudy high: 42-48 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46 the trial continues today for a man who shot and killed another man outside a waterloo 26-year-old james ernst the second has been charged with first degree murder. his trial started yesterday after he asked for a delay because the other inmates in the black hawk county jail assaulted him. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, ernst's attorney argued he had a permit to carry the weapon and was justified. police arrested ernst after a shooting outside the prime mart in waterloo in december of 2014. this is video from a vigil for the victim, 23-year-old orintheo campbell, from that month. a bellevue man could spend several years in a federal jail on child pornography charges. 45 year old robert even, formerly of dubuque, is accused of distributing, receiving, and possessing child porn from 2013 to 2014. the dubuque county sheriff's office and cedar rapids police helped investigate his case as part of "project safe child." that's a nationwide initiative to stop child sexual exploitation and abuse. if he's convicted, he would face prison. cedar rapids police are trying to identify a man who they say slashed tires on 23 vehicles and tried to break into a convenience store. it happened a little before six yesterday morning at the americ inn and casey's general store near the eastern iowa airport. police arrested the man, but haven't been able to find out his name. vice president joe biden says some republicans would approve of whomever president obama will pick as a new supreme court justice. biden spoke with minnesota public radio today, saying the president is looking to nominate someone who's had past support from republicans. president obama is needs to replace conservative supreme court justice antonin scalia who died last week. scalia served in the supreme court for nearly 30 years. president ronald reagan appointed him to the court in 1986. vice president biden made comments on the supreme court issue while on a speaking tour about the u-s economy. he's speeches come on the economic stimulus package. his tour started yesterday in new orleans. "we are better equipped, we are better positioned than any nation in the world to lead the world economically, politically in the 21st century " vice president biden will speak in minneapolis and memphis tennessee later today. in the race for the white house, a new poll shows donald trump and texas senator ted cruz are in a tight race going into saturday's south carolina primary. and it's a dead heat on the democratic side in nevada. abc's lana zak reports. " pope francis, returning to rome from mass on the mexico-us border, had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not christian. the pope would not advise americans how to vote, and said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. donald trump, presidential candidate: appealing to evangelical voters, trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail-- announced carolina pastors today. and while cruz and trump are battling over first and second place, a challenger is now emerging in marco rubio. nats gov. haley: this next president of the united states, marco rubio! as the extremely popular governor of south carolina, nikki haley, gives him her endorsement. sen. marco rubio: we are so grateful that she is a part of our team. contributor: nikki haley's a big deal, it's like a nascar race and she's drafting now for marco rubio though jeb bush was concilitory in his remarks, her endorsement is a stunning blow. matt dowd, abc political contributor: "jeb bush folks are probably moving in a direction of now, of when do we decide to get out of this race. lana zak, abc news washington. we have boys high school hoops for you tonight on kcrg nine point two. the mustangs from dubuque hempstead will take on the trojans of iowa city can catch the full game on kcrg nine point two. olympic athletes are said to be the best in the world, and it's not easy to get there. there's one woman who faced tougher obstacles than most olympic athletes. you can see her in the 2020 olympics. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert forecast. the much-advertised warm-up is despite areas of clouds, we'll still warm into the 40s this afternoon with a breezy southeast wind of 15 to 30 mph. some sun will filter through the clouds from time to time. temperatures slowly warm overnight with passing clouds and a slim chance of a sprinkle near the minnesota border. mild and windy weather continues tomorrow with a mostly sunny sky and highs well into the 50s. some lower 60s are possible in the south. winds may gust over 30 mph. saturday's still going to be warm with sunshine and highs in the 50s. highs should be in the upper 40s on sunday, with somewhat cooler highs close to 40 for a good pattern looks dry over the coming days.today: milder, turning p/cloudy high: 42-48 winds: se 15-30 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46 tonight: rising temps, breezy low: 42-48 winds: s 15-25 alo: 43 dbq: 41 iow: 46 tomorrow: m/sunny, windy, mild high: 56-62 winds: w 20-30 alo: 56 dbq: 55 iow: 61 low: 34-40 winds: w 10-20 alo: 35 dbq: 35 iow: 39 saturday: mostly sunny, mild high: 56 - low: 37 sunday: partly cloudy high: 49 - low: 34 monday: partly cloudy high: 39 - low: 29 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 40 - low: 26 wednesday: mostly cloudy high: 39 - low: 25 thursday: high: 40 - low: 25 recovering from heart or lung surgery takes strength and a great attitude, both of which are tough to muster after an operation. that's where a woman training for the olympics is a huge help in one rehab facility. martie salt has the details. twice a day . almost every day . 26-year-old kearci smith pushes herself. she wants to make the olympics as a triathlete. but when she's not exercising, kearci is motivating other people recovering from major heart and lung surgeries. "just listening to them, and being there for them, being a smile, being that hug when they come, that's what i do." pulmonary patient shannon keenan used to need four liters of oxygen a day, but now she only uses two. she boosted her and her spirits thanks to kearci . "that to me inspires me, because i have to have joy in my life. i have enough junk going on otherwise if i don't have that little bit of sunshine. she is that little bit of sunshine on some kearci is aiming high. if she doesn't make the u-s olympic team, she she defines hope to be the role model that young women look up to and women are hopeful for the younger generation's which is why kearci by all accounts is already a gold medalist. i'm martie salt reporting. trt 1.14 oc std the iowa cattlemen's association is trying to the state. the group is hoping to have flexibility for how it can good morning, this is the agribusiness report, i'm david geiger. ---- iowa may have a local version of a beef checkoff this year. in the early 70s iowa initiated a checkoff through an iowa code.. before the national checkoff was in place.. in the late 80s that was halted.. now.. the iowa cattlemen's association has put forward a producer referendum that would reinstate a state checkoff.. a main reason behind it.. national checkoff dollars are limited into what they can support.. mainly on the livestock side of disease research or farmer education. "iowa beef checkoff proceeds and investments can be utilized more flexibly. so, whereas, the national checkoff cannot be used for production research, producer production side. state dollars could be used that way and we can enhance some of those efforts from a promotion and marketing standpoint as well." the national checkoff is a dollar a head.. 50 cents goes to the beef board.. and the other 50 stays in the state.. often times being used to promote beef where population centers are around the country. the iowa checkoff would be another 50 cents a head.. and starts here for investment decisions. deppe says they're maintaining a refund provision in the checkoff.. so if a producer doesn't want to pay in, they can get it back... "if someone would be one that maybe didn't support it with a vote, perspectively, but the referendum passed and we moved forward on it, that refund provision is there. and we would hope producers, if they did get refunds, they would still connect to that return on investment, all about." deppe hopes the referendum will happen in late summer of this year.. ---- grains are up a couple pennies.. cattle are still headed up.. and hogs are regaining ground they lost. i spoke to analyst jamey kohake yesterday before the market close.. he says the rallies are a follow through from tuesday.. though. we need some fresh export business to really really a larger move right now. it's pretty week so hopefully we ship some business down to argentina as they get into a full blown harvest schedule. but energies are back lower today. stocks are sharply higher. so, all that broader based green on the board has helped out too." "we got a little more follow through here today. we are sharply higher. yesterday morning we could not get through friday's lows and run any major stops out. we had a big correction late in the section yesterday and continue that up here today the key will be to push cash higher this week or not 133 last week." "they look to be getting pretty rangebound and looks to be getting a little sluggish. fundamentals look supportive right now but the market does look a little tired. and i think another sharp rally. hedgers got to be ready to put a floor underneath this ---- u-s pork exports did not look good in 2015 according to the u-s meat export federation.. value dropped 16 percent from 2014.. about half a billion dollars.. 2015 exports were worth about five and a half billion.. and volume levels.. fell about two percent.. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3.25 oc webtease iowa farmers and businesses will get more help improving their environmental performance -- specifically, clean water. the u-s ag department recently awarded 9- point-5 million dollars to the midwest agriculture water quality partnership. farmers and landowners also plan to invest 33 and conservation efforts to keep water clean. is also dedicating an additional four point 75 million dollars to help farmers implement technology that reduces nitrogen and phosphorous run-off. the iowa department of initiative will focus on the middle cedar and upper cedar watersheds. taking advantage of our warmer weather may mean enjoying local events. from comedy to music and a 'housewives' parody - there's a little something for everyone in the week ahead. the gazette's diana nollen as the weather warms up, so does our local calendar of events. hoopla the best...for our best bets. the gazette's diana nollen is let's start with drew lynch, a comedian who appeared on america's got talent. also, a little cajun flair with the revelers coming to cedar rapids. a couple of extra events we want to mention - we've all heard of the real housewives of various places - this is the real-ish housewives of waukee - a parody. and a beautiful story called, once, will be at the gallagher bluedorn on sunday. drew lynch is a comedian, actor, writer, and comma user. other people might know him as "that guy who stutters." 7:30 p.m. feb. 25, penguins comedy club, 208 second ave. se, cedar rapids. every day is mardi gras when this louisiana supergroup comes around. founding members of the red stick ramblers and the pine leaf boys -- two groups at the vanguard of the louisiana cultural forces for a rousing project that combines cajun, country, blues, swamp-pop and zydeco. 8 p.m. friday , csps hall, 1103 third st se, cedar rapids from the parody pens of "second city" writers kate james and tim sniffen comes "the realish housewives of waukee," starring cedar rapids native jackson evans as self-absorbed host randy. tuesday to feb. 28, various times, temple theater, 1011 locust st., des moines winner of eight 2012 tony awards, "once" tells the tale of a dublin street musician who is about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. 2 and 7:30 p.m. sunday , gallagher bluedorn performing arts center a project with roots in new a project with roots in new york found new life in eastern iowa. students from mount vernon are learning a powerful lesson with untold stories you can find in cedar rapids. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr or its ingredients. before starting treatment, tell their doctor if they have, or ever had, a seizure disorder, difficulty passing urine, liver, kidney or bladder problems, and about medications they're taking. certain medications, changes in diet, or medical conditions may affect the amount of namenda xr in the body and may increase side effects. the most common side effects are headache, diarrhea, and dizziness. all my life, he's protected me. now i am giving back. ask their doctor about once-daily namenda xr state lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would change iowa employee applications. the latest on the push to 'ban the box'. hy-vee is doing its part to help people have clean drinking water in flint michigan. and a lizard is safe and sound thanks to some quick thinking from some local sheriff's deputies. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news at midday. state lawmakers have until tomorrow night to move bills through senate and house committees. one bill moving forward could have an impact on anyone convicted of a crime looking to get a job. the senate judiciary committee approved the so-called 'ban the box' bill last night. the measure would remove the box on employment applications that asks if someone has a past criminal conviction or arrest. 19 other states have already passed a law banning the box. says the bill would still let employers ask applicants about their criminal background. he said quote "it does not say that anybody has to hire anybody who has been in trouble with the law." "the hiring decision remains squarely in the hands of the employer." iowa lawmakers think the interstate speed limit will stay put. they say a bill in the iowa house to raise the limit from 70 to 75 likely won't make it through tomorrow's funnel. the bill's sponsor responded to critics of the increase, who have said it's a safety hazard. "23:28-36 "if you make a decision on something like this based on one issue only, and if that issue is safety, the speed limit should be 25/30 miles an hour." " data shows the number of traffic deaths increased after the state raised the speed limit in the past. the iowa house and senate could take up bills today that would give the state oversight of licensed dog breeders. iowa friends of companion animals is pushing the issue, saying state accountable. right now the u-s department of agriculture oversees licensed dog breeders in iowa. one woman who raises, trains, and shows corgis thinks the bill is too broad. she also doesn't like that it increases licensing fees. "what we're seeing is broad taxation on anybody that wants to be a breeder in iowa she says the legislation would make it hard to encourage a new generation of dog breeders. it's going to start to feel like spring today. meteorologist justin gehrts has your first alert forecast, justin... the much-advertised warm-up is upon us. despite areas of clouds, we'll still warm into the 40s this afternoon with a breezy southeast wind of 15 to 30 mph. some sun clouds from time to time. temperatures slowly warm overnight with passing clouds and a slim chance of a sprinkle near the minnesota border. mild and windy weather continues tomorrow with a mostly sunny sky and highs well into the 50s. some lower 60s are possible in the south. winds may gust over 30 mph. saturday's still going to in the 50s. highs sunday, with 40 for a good share of next week. the overall pattern looks milder, turning p/cloudy high: 42-48 winds: se 15-30 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46 hy-vee is sending help for the current water crisis in flint michigan. lead got into flint's drinking water supply after the city changed its water source in 20-14. hy-vee is donating 11 semi trucks full of bottled water in honor of iowa state basketball player monte morris, who wears number 11. the iowa state cyclones sent this message out on twitter, announcing the donation. morris grew up in the flint area and has been raising awareness about the crisis in flint in recent michigan's governor and flint's mayor have different plans to deal with lead pipes in the city. mayor karen weaver wants the pipes removed and replaced right away. but governor rick snyder wants to coat the pipes with a protective film instead of removing them. he would then order an infrastructure study to see if any of the pipes need to be replaced. "the ultimate goal here needs to be replacing the lead service lines. i believe we're handling goals with the mayor to get that done " snyder says he has concerns about removing the pipes too quickly. despite those concerns, mayor weaver says she plans to move forward with her plan as soon as next week. flint will be the backdrop for a democratic debate next month. former secretary of state hillary clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders will meet on stage there on march 6th. that's 2 days before the michigan primary. up next for democrats is the nevada primary on saturday. republicans are spending a lot of time in south primary on saturday. several candidates including florida senator marco rubio spoke at a town hall event last night. he talked about the debate over who should nominate a new supreme court justice. "i think the new president should be the one who should fill that vacancy. and look, it may not be a republican. i think it's going to be a republican. that's what i want it to be, but i think it's going to be an issue in this campaign and the voters are going to be able to weigh in on it in november. " iowa caucus winner and texas senator ted cruz was also at the town hall. he commented on recent remarks from donald trump who says he'll sue cruz over a recent ad. the ad includes a soundbite that shows trump in pro-choice". "you can never right off the possibility of donald trump suing you. he is welcoming to file whatever lawsuit he likes. that lawsuit would not succeed, it is not a meritorious lawsuit. " been spending time in south carolina in recent days. during a speech he attacked south carolina governor nikki haley, saying she's weak on illegal immigration. president obama is planning a trip to cuba. the historic trip will be the first time a sitting president has visited the country in more than 50 years. in a statement this morning, the white house announced president obama will talk with cuban president raul castro on march 21st and 22nd. the last president to visit cuba while in office was calvin coolidge in 19-28. mount vernon high school students have put together a special project focusing on the people of cedar rapids. it's a part of the school's new social justice course, aimed at teaching students about inclusion and equality. the project is based off of an effort called humans of new york. abc's brea love has more. english teacher leigh ann erickson had a vision. she wanted students in her social justice course to get to know people they usually wouldn't. it shatters the single story, its no longer homeless is all of this, it is homelessness is a man who has a job and loves cooking. it's a person, it's a story, it's a face" and those faces now fill her class to downtown cedar rapids and asked them to do one thing, talk. which isn't always an easy thing to do with strangers. 50:55 "initially it was really scary, because we didn't know how people were going to react we didn't know if people were going to talk to us." but they did, and students began to see a side of people they had never seen. starting with a homeless woman met on the street. 46:07 "she had a grocery cart, and she had trash bags full of it. i walked up and we were talking and i asked her what her biggest fear was, and she told me that she came to cedar rapids in 2007, and she came her for a home, and her biggest fear was the fact that she could become homeless again." leaving an impact on them. 48:43 "it really opened my eyes to the fact everyone has their own story, just like we have our own story, and the fact that people were willing to share it with really unique." erickson says these interactions allow students to break down barriers, and see past a person's condition. 25:50 "ultimately when you know a person, that's going to empower you to make change for that person, and not just for a cause." leading them one step closer to social justice. brea love with that story. the humans of cedar rapids project is now a printed book inside mount vernon high school. the independence community school district is taking a proactive approach to drones. it recently adopted a new drone policy. it prohibits anyone from using or having drones at district events, games, tournaments or above district property. the only exception would be if the superintendent gave permission. the district says it wanted to keep students, staff and visitors safe. "16:47:06 board policies are created so that you don't react from crisis to crisis so that you have a plan in place." people using drones for ariel photos and video, they want to say not all students or their parents want to be on video or photographed . today boaters who use coralville lake can hear boat traffic in the summer. is releasing an plan. current docks from going into some areas. public meeting about today at the lake's visitor center. that goes from 4 to 8 p- m. a dubuque sporting goods store is closing its doors for the second time in less than a year. m-c sports is on the northwest arterial. it's holding a closeout sale. the store has been open since 2005 and will close in april or may. this is one of four stores closing across the u- s. a bearded dragon is alive today, thanks to help from two dubuque county sheriff's deputies. last month the deputies found a a county road near rickardsville. when they arrived, the lizard was frozen and deputies assumed she was dead. they cranked up the heat in their squad car and rushed it to the veterinarian. after an hour under a heat lamp, the lizard started to move. "it happened quick enough. hopefully that's what kept her alive, because it was bitter cold that night. " the lizard is now alive and well. doctor mundt is keeping it at her office in dubuque. she's using the lizard to help teach people how to care for exotic animals. we have boys high school hoops for you tonight on kcrg nine point two. the hempstead will take on the trojans of iowa city west. tipoff is at 7:30. you nine point two. a whole new audience will soon enjoy the music of harry potter. and two big name actress will play brilliant mathmaticians in a story about racial and gender discrimination. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your the much-advertised warm-up is despite areas of clouds, we'll still warm into the 40s this afternoon with a breezy southeast wind of 15 to 30 mph. some sun will filter through the clouds from time to time. temperatures slowly warm overnight with passing clouds and a slim chance of a sprinkle near the minnesota border. mild and windy weather continues tomorrow with a mostly sunny sky and highs well into the 50s. the south. winds may gust over 30 mph. saturday's still going to be warm with sunshine and highs in the 50s. highs should be in the upper 40s on sunday, with somewhat cooler highs close to 40 for a good share of next week. the overall pattern looks dry over the coming days.today: milder, turning p/cloudy high: 42-48 winds: se 15-30 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46 tonight: rising temps, breezy low: 42-48 winds: s 15-25 alo: 43 dbq: 41 iow: 46 tomorrow: m/sunny, windy, mild high: 56-62 winds: w 20-30 alo: 56 dbq: 55 iow: 61 tomorrow night: mostly clear 35 dbq: 35 iow: 39 saturday: mostly sunny, mild high: 56 - low: 37 sunday: partly cloudy high: 49 - low: 34 monday: partly cloudy high: 39 - low: 29 tuesday: partly cloudy high: 40 - low: 26 wednesday: mostly cloudy high: 39 - low: 25 thursday: mostly cloudy high: 40 - low: 25 thanks justin. guardians of the galaxy is two. and harry potter is making a classy transition to the concert stage. david daniel has today's hollywood minute. "so here we are: a thief, two thugs, an assassin, and a maniac. i guess we're stuck together." they are -- and they're coming back for more! "guardians of the galaxy, volume two" has begun shooting in atlanta. marvel says the motley crew's latest adventure will "unravel the mystery of peter quill's true parentage." that could be connected to one of the cast's new additions: kurt russell, who's rumored to be playing the father of chris pratt's "peter quill." two award-winning actresses are bringing a little-known piece of history to the big screen. oscar winner p. henson are set to star in "hidden figures." the period drama is based on the true story of a group of black women who faced racial and gender discrimination. .. even as their brilliant math skills aided in nasa's early space missions. the film is due out on martin luther king day weekend, next january. wizards and witches: get ready for "the harry potter film concert series." according to variety, each tour will present one of the "harry potter" movies on a giant screen, with the original dialogue and sound effects... but the music will be performed live by a symphony orchestra. it'll premiere with "the sorcerer's stone" in philadelphia in june. with the hollywood minute, i'm david daniel. we're in the middle of tax season - so it's a great time to remind you about the risk of our financial expert says it's a growing problem. he'll join us next with advice to keep your tax return safe. stay with us. understanding how tax return just the first step to fighting it. tory meiborg from world trend financial joins us now... let's talk about that. how does tax fraud happen? how can we avoid it? what can you do if you become a victim of tax return fraud? identity thieves steal personal information and use it to file a false tax return . it is estimated that tax return fraud will total nearly $21 billion in 2016!how does it happen? to file a tax return, all that is needed is a name, social security number, and date this information can be obtained by hackers through sophisticated means, like the massive corporate data breaches that occur far too often, or through isolated cases of identity theft. if the fraudulent return is filed early enough , the hackers will have received the return before either the individual filer or irs is able to detect there is a problem. how to avoid it file returns asap. the scam relies on the time spread between when the irs begins accepting returns and when key tax documents are issued. do not use free public wi-fi for transacting personal financial business, especially the filing of tax returns. use normal identity theft protection protocol. shred financial data, check your credit record and financial accounts often, change passwords, etc. what to do if you are subject to tax return fraud tax return fraud is likely to go undiscovered from irs that there is an issue with their return. most likely, this occurs because the individual files their legitimate return and receives notice that a return has already been filed. this notice will be issued via traditional mail. the irs does not give this notice via e-mail. if this occurs, prompt action is required. first, file an identity theft affidavit and return it with a copy of the notice to the address provided on the notice. next, get ready for a prolonged process of "paperwork trading" with the irs. it can be quite an inconvenience. tory, thanks for being here. teach us how to build a strong foundation with our core. stay with your 24 hour back to our top stories this midday. a bill expected to pass the senate judiciary committee would address racial profiling in law enforcement. the bill would standardize the collection of law enforcement racial data and provide further training for police officers. the senate judiciary committee approved the so-called 'ban the box' bill last night. the measure would remove the box on employment applications that asks if someone has a past criminal conviction or arrest. the des moines register reports 19 other states have already passed a law banning the box. hy vee is donating 11 semis full of bottled water in honor of iowa state basketball player monte morris who grew up in that area. flint has been dealing with a lead contaminated water since then city changed its water source in 20-14. we have boys high school hoops for you tonight on kcrg nine point two. the mustangs from dubuque hempstead will take on the trojans of iowa city west. tipoff is at 7:30. you can catch the full game on kcrg nine point two. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. the much-advertised warm-up is upon us. despite areas of clouds, we'll still warm into the 40s this afternoon with a breezy southeast wind of 15 to 30 mph. some sun will filter through the clouds from time to time. temperatures slowly warm overnight with passing clouds and a slim chance of a sprinkle near the minnesota border. mild and windy weather continues tomorrow with a mostly sunny sky and highs well into the 50s. some lower 60s are possible in the south. winds may gust over 30 mph. saturday's still going to be warm with sunshine and highs in the 50s. highs should be in the upper 40s on sunday, with somewhat cooler highs close to 40 for a good share of next week. the overall pattern looks dry over the coming days.today: milder, turning p/cloudy high: 42-48 winds: se 15-30 alo: 44 dbq: 42 iow: 46 tonight: rising low: 42-48 winds: s 15-25 alo: hold onto your sombreros, because we're about to have a "chew" fan favorite fiesta up in here. michael's whipping up a satisfying sandwich that'll make you say chorizo-m-g. then, mario's in the kitchen with the hilarious craig ferguson and they've got a mexican classic that will really give you something to taco bout. plus, i'm cooking up a glitzy burrito with a guy who has got all the right moves on the dance floor and in the kitchen -- the amazing derek huff. it's about to get deliciously loco right now on "the chew." 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