So far, this fire has destroyed 20 homes and firefighters are now concentrating on protecting the residential areas. Our plan for today, carnell high lands is our highest priority. We want to make this no longer a threat and make the community safe. Our next priority is down in the Los Padres National forest. Reporter more than 1600 homes are threatened so there are lots of concerned residents. 300 people have been evacuated and the red cross is helping them at a temporary shelter at carmel middle school. The spca is taking in displaced pets. There are no plans to close any part of highway 1. There are fire crews monitoring the fire, but it seems to be burning out as it travels close tore the ocean because it is being helped by the weather at least near the coast. I can only imagine the exhaustion the firefighters with the high temperatures and palo alto. They are a team down there in terms of just getting through. Can you tell us about the environment down there . I cant even picture
Those details public yet. Police have said the shooting wasnt a incident. Witnesses who heard the gunfire last night found perkins body in the parking lot and started cpr. Several said the wounded man, who was shot in the leg, limped from behind some buildings as police arrived. Police have not identified him yet for his own safety. Some witnesses also believed they saw a vehicle leaving the scene but police say there are conflicting descriptions. We do know the shooter got into a vehicle. We dont have a confirmed description of that vehicle also the vehicle was occupied by at least two other subjects and possibly even a fourth person involved. Scene of another parking lot shooting incident last september. In that case, as many as 17 shots were fired striking a vehicle and several Cedar Rapids Police say this was the first homicide of 2016. There were six murder or murdersuicide deaths last year. One case remains unsolved. Live in cedar rapids, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Out of the f
But referred us to a recent article in the register. 6 24. In that article, it said that des moines had reached out to waterloo and a principal and a teacher had given a positive reference. But in the article, Waterloo School leaders say they never received a formal reference request from des moines. At the time, districts were not required to conduct criminal background checks of new hires. That changed in 2014. But the iowa board of educational examiners which licenses teachers in the state cant legally share criminal backgrounds with districts. And the board only revokes s aching licenses for certain criminal convictions, which is why madson was able to still teach after pleading guilty to trespassing. Thats why referevce checks are so vital. Waterloo schools provided kcrgtv9 with its twopage document for how administrator s screen potential candidates. But few districts are willing to talk about such a sensitive topic. I thinkhwhere weve seen problems, in education in general and,
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a day similar to yesterday with lots of clouds in the sky. By afternoon, a few more breaks may occur, but itll be chilly regardless. Plan on highs in the mid30s. Tomorrow, clouds should scattered out some more with highs rebounding back to around 40. Theres no doubt some excitement about the weekend warmth, and for good reason. Plan on highs to go well into the 50s both days th sunny sky on saturday and partly cloudy sky on sunday. A cold front will move through on sunday evening, but precipitation chances are extremely low at this time. The takeaway message for the weekend is this itll be fabulous. Another area of low pressure may affect the area around march 1st. Have a great day today turning partly cloudy high ` 3339 winds nw 1525 alo 35 dbq 34 iow 37tonight partly cloudy low 2430 winds nw 515 alo 25 dbq 26 partly sunny high 3743 winds w 510 alo 40 dbq 38 iow 42tomorrow night mostly clear low 2632 iow 30 to
Tonight, republican president ial candidates meet in the south for a debate leading up to super tuesday. The five remaining candidates will take the memet for the latest debate showdown this time in houston. Leading up to this debate, donald trump is on a winning streak. Hes finished first in the nevada, South Carolina, and New Hampshire primary votes. Ted cruz bested him in the iowa caucuses. While, marco rubio and cruz have finished in theop thrfe in every other vote. John kasich and b b carson have been finishing in the single digits, but will be on stage tonight. The cnn debate starts at 7 30 tonight, central time. The House Government Oversight Committee is now investigating alleged child abuse at a former Iowa Boarding School for troubled teenagers. Thats the Midwest Academy in keokuk. The school recently closed after allegations a staff mber sexually assaulted a student. Authorities raided the school on january 28th to other possible criminal activity and abuse. In the past, oft