(vanessa 3 (vanessa/ and in the midwest, people from colorado to minnesota are digging out from a huge winter wallop. up to a foot fell in the denver area... and in nebraska, heavy, wet snow snapped power lines, causing all sorts of outages. the snow also came down hard and fast in minnesota... in the biggest storm they've had yet this winter. and now, dave, we hear this stuff is headed for the northeast? with some clouds and breezy conditions. high temps will be in the upper 70s. tonight will be mostly cloudy; lows in the mid 60s. breezy, with showers and storms likely for thursday. high temps in the lower 70s. 3 (dave 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 (jen developing this morning: fresh concerns about the *zika virus... especially here in florida. in the past week, there have been *six new cases reported in our state... two, in hillsborough county. 3 (jen) now, these are all *travel-related.. people who were in a country known to have the virus. (vanessa) that brings the total number of cases in florida up to nine 3 (vanessa the good news is: none of those cases

(vanessa) and soon, the this year's gasparilla 3 (vanessa they expected a turnout of about 200-thousand, along bayshore boulevard saturday. no wonder there were *thousands of pounds of trash left behind. good thing nearly 100 volunteers showed-up sunday morning to help clean-up. they pulled strands of beads out palm trees, gathered-up empty beer bottlesomed ven cl trash out of the bay. they want to make sure there's nothing in there that would harm animals. but there's one type of trash that really bothers them. 3 "it's a little demoralizing, seeing what people just drop on the ground for absolutely no reason, especially if it's maybe five feet away from a trash can, but the worst thing is it's nothing but cigarette butts. you'll see garbage, but the predominant garbage is just --vanessa 3 but here's good news... most of the garbage they gathered up, can and will be recycled. 3 (jen tampa police say: there were two felony arrests, and 21 misdemeanor arrests saturday... for everything resisting arrest... disorderly conduct... trespassing... underage drinking... and even again, the final

((vanessa 3 ((vanessa thanks, shayla. 3 war zone! that's how a pinellas park woman described her front yard... after a driver blasted through a brick wall... 3 (walter) investigators say: the driver... was just 13-years-old... and the van... was *stolen. 3 "the door is broken this is a stained glass door,""as you can see all of these bricks those became projectiles." --walter this is what happens... when a kid gets behind the wheel. pinellas park police say: wednesday night, a 13-year-old girl stole a van out of pasco county, and made her way to pinellas park. but she's not old enough to get her learners permit, let alone drive alone. not long after officers tried stopping her... she smashed through the brick wall entry at "bayou pointe"... they say: she went through it like a knife through butter. but those bricks, and a tree, stopped her from smashing into the house. 3 (walter) no one was seriously hurt... but the teen now faces serious charges, including grand theft auto, which is a felony. the homeowners association will pay to h

and go carefully. 3 3 ((vanessa)) 3 its now 5:__ thanks vanessa ruffes, in for walter allen((jen)) and i'm jen epstein. let's start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. dave, we're under a dense fog 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (vanessa) all eyes on iowa this morning... where we're still waiting for the *official results for the democrats, on the caucuses. (jen) all night long, it's been too close to call, between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. but this morning, the iowa state democratic party is calling it for hillary. 3 (jen sanders calls it "a virtual tie"... but clinton's spokesman told reporters: they "believe strongly" that they won. right now: hillary has at least 22-delegates to the party's national convention, compared to sanders' 21... and there's still one to be decided. but for clinton, there's really only one thing that matters. 3 (sot)"when it's all said and done, we have to be united against a republican vision and candidate that will drive us apart and divide us."(sot)"given the enormous crises facing our country, it is just too late for establishment politic

uh, vanessa, i'd like you to meet my mother. vanessa, mumsy. hello, vanessa. i've heard so much about you. my, what a beautiful voice. you know, people with full, deep voices just make me tingle all over. [ deep voice ] well, then, why don't we sit down on the couch? well, j.j., we've got so much to talk about. now, tell me, did you ever get that big promotion you were up for? [ stuttering ] oh, well, yes. genius often goes unrewarded. you know, i was dating this real-estate agent in new york, and he lost a big client. and he had to cancel his order for a maserati and settle for a porsche. poor guy. real tough break. excuse me, vanessa, but would you like a cup of coffee or anything? oh, no, thank you, mrs. evans. i mean, i do like coffee, but hot liquids are just murder on my -- lip gloss. i know. [ chuckles ] she's charming. yes. well, darling, tell me, what are we going to do tonight? well, i figured we'd play it by ear since your lobes are so "wubly." [ laughs ] oh, he's so considerate. [ chuckles politely ] well, in that case, darling, any suggestions? ho

((vanessa murphy)) when or if they leave - ....clapping )) ((vanessa murphy)) to become productive members of society. ((dray: keep doing yall work )) ((kirsten joyce)) this program is in the early stages... starting back in july. the hope is to expand it for more inmates. the staff is also working to get it started with women inside the jail. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > an american astronaut has accomplished his ((brian loftus)) the journey astronaut scott kelly has been on... as he tries to help scientists understand what happens to our bodies in space. is coming home from space... after the longest stint in orbit of any astronaut in american history. he's been in space for over 500 days! this latest mission was designed to research the effects human body. scott kelly is part of the study with his twin brother, mark... who's back on earth. than it looks: (( scott kelly, us astronaut: "you know certainly you know being confined for this period of time is not something that i think people would it's different when you're in space and doing something think is important." )) ((sherry swensk)) re

((newscast: tossing to vanessa - sorry.... )) ((vanessa murphy)) this live report at a homicide scene last month took an unexpected turn.... ((picking up tape )) ((vanessa murphy)) and then we saw three more cars drive through the crime scene tape. ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: it's dangerous to be in the road of the sudden you hear the honking of horns and the sirens blurping and then you hear tires rolling towards you)) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant richard strader heads metro fatal detail, a team which investigates deadly crashes. ((strader: i've almost been hit probably about four times working in a closed off scene by either drivers that just weren't paying attention or even drunk drivers.)) ((vanessa murphy)) just last month - a driver who wasn't paying attention drove through this scene near jones and smoke ranch where a motorcyclist died. earlier in december - a man was arrested for driving drunk after he drove through this crash scene....near desert inn and eastern - and in november - another man was arrested after police say he collided with a motorcycle as officers wer

((vanessa murphy)) when or if they leave - ....clapping )) ((vanessa murphy)) to become productive members of society. ((dray: keep doing yall work )) ((vanessa murphy)) this program is in the early stages....it started in july. the hope is to expand it for more inmates and now staff is working to get it started with women inside the jail.// music ((denise valdez)) > democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off for the first time since new hampshire voters handed sanders a landslide victory. marlie hall is in wisconsin with the takeaways from tonight's : > hillary clinton challenged bernie sanders - calling some of his policies unrealistic.like healthcare: clinton: you need to level with people /// the numbers don't add up. sanders: that is just inaccurate . here is the reality folks. there is one major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people. a new national poll shows clinton and sanders are neck-and-neck... and appealing to minority voters to break the tie. we have got to make sure local police forces look the communities they

vanessa murphy is live at fremont and seventh with the story. ((vanessa murphy)) dave and paula, this is the love locket.....you can see people have written messages...and that's why this means so much to this side is full... but that's not the case for the back since part of this was stolen.... but today - the effort began to fill the heart again. (( )) ((nova may/artist: like i built it, but it's the community who's really owned it.)) ((vanessa murphy)) since nova may created the love locket for life is beautiful in 2013.... ((nova: it's really taken on a life of itself.)) ((vanessa murphy)) messages kept filling this heart in downtown las vegas. ((nat from locket )) ((vanessa murphy)) but on january 21st.... ((candice sanderson: how brazen... )) ((vanessa murphy)) a piece was stolen and has been missing ever since. ((candice: how cruel could somebody be?)) ((vanessa murphy)) candice sanderson is here at container park thursday with her family....includi ng her one year old nephew paxton. ((candice: it's very therapeutic.)) ((vanessa murphy))

(laughs) )) ((vanessa: what's your team? kimberly: really hard, umm, i loe peyton but i think i'm gonna go for the new guy so probably the panthers . )) ((eddy: i'm not sure. it's too early to tell. the day before! eddy: oh well, not til tomorrow morning, i made up my mind.)) ((rickey hagan/9 years old: broncos! lana martin/shopper panthers!)) ((lana: i'm older, wiser, i'm gonna win. rickey: the littler they are, the faster they are. lana: okay, alright, we'll see! )) and a reminder for our viewers....police will be out in full force this weekend... so the message we're hearing is have a good time, but do it responsibly. super bowl sunday is one of the most dangerous days on the roads because of drunk drivers... there are so many other options like public transportation, getting a designated driver, cabs and services like uber and lyft. reporting live, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((sharie johnson)) > and super bowl sunday is gong to look a lot different than the sunday we saw last week... ((tony smith)) ((tony smith)) <"hi

((vanessa: from iphone: we are trying to get up there )) ((vanessa murphy)) we almost.... ((nat of walking )) ((vanessa murphy)) got lost on the way. ((vanessa: this is only the second trail marker we've seen come....we actually started walking in the wrong direction.)) ((christine cauble/climber: i think in the wash it becomes convoluted because of all the rocks.)) ((vanessa murphy)) las vegas resident christine cauble is an experienced climber. ((christine: i think if you're not aware of your surroundings and landmarks, you can easily get lost or stuck up in higher areas and not know how to get back down. )) ((vanessa: do you think there could be more trail markers here to help? christina: i think so, yeah, i didn't really see all of that many up there.)) ((bryan zink/rrsar: some of the trails that go in the back country cold definitely be marked a little bit better.)) ((vanessa murphy)) bryan zink volunteers for red rock search and rescue which helps find people who are missing or lost. ((bryan: it's a very beautiful place and we always encourage people to go out there

ay, le voy a marcar a vanessa, ella sÍ estÁ conectada. [celular] vanessa: es estÍbaliz. federica: pues, contÉstale. vanessa: ay, no, no, no. yo no quiero hablar con alguien casi moribundo. mejor, ¿sabes quÉ? invÉntale tÚ cualquier cosa, pero no me la pases. federica: hola, amiga. estÍbaliz: ¿federica? ¿por quÉ me contestas tÚ? estoy segura que le marquÉ a vanessa, ¿o no? federica: no, no, no, amiga, no te equivocaste. sÍ, si es el celular de vanessa. lo que pasa es que ella se fue al baÑo y, pues, me dejÓ el telÉfono para--porque--porque querÍa revisar mi perfil. estÍbaliz: ¿y por quÉ no traes el tuyo? me apareces como desconectada. federica: sÍ, si, sÍ. es que--yo dejÉ mi celular en mi casa porque me habÍa quedado sin pila, entonces lo-- estÍbaliz: ay, amiga, estoy megaaburrida. por favor, platÍquenme algo. dile a las demÁs que se asomen para saludarlas y me animen un poco. federica: amiga, es que ahorita estoy solita, porque todas se fueron con vanessa. ya sabes que tenemos que ir en bola al baÑo. estÍbaliz: ¿pasa algo, federica? como que

obtained by our own vanessa murphy. she's live in the newsroom with the story. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) a metro police report has one story... this man suing the department has another.... but what may stand out.... is a punch thrown and what unfolds after that which is caught on video. (( )) ((ian tuuamalemalo/plai ntiff: they could have killed me.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ian tuuamalemalo says this video is difficult to watch. first a tug on his shirt followed by what may be a punch, he's taken to the ground and restrained and then carried while he appears to be passed out. ((ian: i don't like being helpless.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this was january 26th of 2014. the 34-year-old man says he visiting from california for a reggae show at the hard rock hotel and casino when he had a run-in with metro police..... he and his attorney cal potter ((cal potter/attorney: society has said you know we're going to hold these police officers accountable. we're gonna allow private attorneys to come in and sue for violations of civil rights.)) ((vanessa murphy)) they are claiming this is

no one knows that better than our own vanessa murphy. she joins us live to explain. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) see that? those are my brake lights! braking is what i should do if i come across a road that's blocked....with crime scene tape... but while we're reporting at scenes, we see cars drive through it repeatedly..... ((newscast: tossing to vanessa - sorry.... )) ((vanessa murphy)) this live report at a homicide scene last month took an unexpected turn.... ((picking up tape )) ((vanessa murphy)) and then we saw three more cars drive through the ((sgt. richard strader/metro police: it's dangerous to be in the road in the first place and then all of the sudden you hear the honking of horns and the sirens blurping and then you hear tires rolling towards you)) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant richard strader heads metro fatal detail, a team which investigates deadly crashes. ((strader: i've almost been hit probably about four times working in a closed off scene by either drivers that just weren't paying attention or even drunk drivers.)) ((vanessa murphy)) just last month - a dr

((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, how is baby jonathan doing tonight? ((vanessa murphy)) dave, the last update from his mother was that he is not doing well..... his mother is asking for prayers for him and the medical team taking care of him. we first talked with the family friday...

vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) police say the marijuana grown inside this home could be linked to an illegal drug delivery service.... you can find one easily on the internet.... and some customers doing this are becoming victims of crimes... busting a place like this police may help them get ahead of the problem. (( )) ((sharon israel/neighbor: the last couple of days my husband went on our side patio kept saying i smell a weird smell.)) ((sharon: i said i have no idea what that is.)) ((vanessa murphy)) turns out a drug task force found more than a hundred marijuana plants and a complex grow operation inside this house in this paradise neighborhood. ((michael conti/neighbor: it's just a shame to see something like this happen.)) ((vanessa murphy)) metro police say the drugs have a street value of up to 300-thousand dollars. the equipment - 15 to 20- thousand... and it could all be linked to an illegal drug delivery service. right to your house.)) ((vanessa murphy)) sergeant craig lousignont says

((sharie johnson)) > vanessa....throw a party or go to a party? ((vanessa murphy)) go to it! but with the parties come alcohol....and we want to remind our viewers... police will be out in full force looking for drunk drivers. super bowl sunday is one of the most dangerous days on the drivers....so of course get a designated driver....use public transportation or a cab or uber... so many other alternatives... so just a reminder that if you party....do it responsibly. ((sharie johnson)) > and if your celebration includes being outdoors in some way... meteorologist tony smith has a breakdown of what you can expect.... and he doesn't disappoint either. ((tony smith)) <"high pressure will be the dominating weather feature for the region through much of next week. this will bring mostly clear skies and a warming trend to the area. breezy to windy conditions are expected each day along the colorado river valley. -------------------------------- - for tonight - clear, with a low around 42. light and variable wind becoming the evening. sunday - sunny, with a high near 68. mph. more o

vanessa murphy is live at umc with this story. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) the parents are here at u- m-c around the clock taking care of their baby who they say will never be the same. they did what many parents do..they dropped him off at daycare..to go to work. now a woman is arrested for abusing him..and he has ((jessica lopez/mother: we're told he's never gonna be the same as before.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this was jonathan lopez last year. ((jessica: he was a healthy baby boy.)) ((vanessa murphy)) and this is the infant after he was injured, according to police, at the hands of a daycare worker. ((jessica: right now he just lays there and cries. he can't sit.)) ((vanessa murphy)) jessica and danny lopez say they don't know if their ten month old son will ever be able to walk, talk or hear. ((jessica: devastating. we feel so... danny: we feel robbed...of our baby... we're not gonna have the life we used to as a family.)) ((vanessa murphy)) daycare worker alejandra robles faces a charge for child abuse and neglect..and police say the day

p>>vanessa: thank you, dave. pi do want to revisit that deadly pcrash i mentioned at the top of pthis is happening in polk pcounty. ptouch on alternates here and pmore information we're getting. pu.s. 27 just a reminder this is pwhere it's happening south of pcrump road and polk county pdeputies are on scene with a pfull shutdown along 27th. pyour alternate is center street pand we're learning this is just pa single vehicle crash. pof course, somebody has passed paway. pwe're going to look at majors as pwell. pif you're heading westbound from pbuckman to 75, that's an 11 pminute ride and from the tampa pside of the howard frankland to pthe i-4, that interchange is pjust an even ride. p>>laura: at least 50 people died pin explosions at a shrine. pgroups gather in geneva to find pa peaceful end to the civil war. pislamic state group claimed presponsibility for the attack. pdied and 11 million have fled ptheir homes in almost five years pof civil war in syria. p>>russell: across america this pmorning, two virginia t

vanessa murphy got the exclusive interview... she joins us live in the newsroom with more. vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and denise, tonight, the woman at the center of this describes rage in the officer....she gives us her version of what happened and she says she wants the body camera video released from this because she insists it backs up her claim of police brutality. metro refuses to release the video....but we know it both got the officer fired and charged ((amanda ortiz/alleged victim: you're an officer that's supposed to be there for my safety, or you know what i mean and at that point, i just felt unsafe.)) ((vanessa murphy)) amanda ortiz says former metro police officer richard scavone threw her to the ground, slammed her into a patrol car, and knocked out a couple of her teeth in january of 2015. ((amanda: i seen my face on the glass and my face was bleeding all over the place )) ((vanessa murphy)) the 24 year old woman was suspected of working as a prostitute - something she's been arrested for before...and after scavone's stop in this hotel parking lot... which she

((vanessa murphy)) product here may cost more... ((ben: 5.69% thc )) ((vanessa murphy)) but he says patients know what they're getting. ((ben: if it's not handled properly or grown properly, they could actually be making themselves more sick.)) ((kirsten joyce)) police say one of the best ways for a medical marijuana patient... to make sure they're using a legal dispensary... is to confirm the place has a storefront. for example -- oasis medical cannabis delivers marijuana... employees wear a uniform, have a state i-d card... and have gone through background checks. /// ((brian loftus)) ((kirsten joyce)) demetria obilor crash on the tropicana on- ramp to i-15 southbound. injuries were reported in this < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((brian loftus)) > the nevada ((brian loftus)) > the nevada caucus is coming up in a few weeks... and the pool of candidates is starting to get smaller. ((kirsten joyce)) who's out of the race for the white house... following poor resul

((vanessa murphy)) scavone was fired months later... in january...he was indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report.... and ortiz is suing scavone, the department, and other officers at that scene. ((cal potter/attorney: it's unfathomable that an officer wearing a body camera thinks that he can change the facts.)) ((vanessa murphy)) attorney cal potter is representing ortiz. ((cal: it's like the rodney king case. if there hadn't been video tape, it would have just been another beating and so you have a situation here where this young lady was beaten for not committing any type of offense was unlawful.)) ((vanessa: have you seen the video? cal: no, i have not.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ortiz says she was able to view the video once after her complaint at police headquarters.... 8 news now requested the video through freedom of information and we received this letter....from sheriff joseph lombardo: denied. the reason - an open criminal case. but a spokeswoman for the u-s attorney said the of

((vanessa murphy)) this was the infant before the injuries..... now the lopezes say they don't know if he'll be able to see, hear, or walk. ((jessica: our life will never be the same. )) ((vanessa murphy)) a spokeswoman for north las vegas police says detectives never want to traumatize parents any more than they already are in situations like this.... but they try to eliminate every person close to the child as a suspect to help ensure they arrest the correct person. by the way, that unlicensed daycare has been shut down. the lopezes say they were aware and trusted the owner. in the newsroom, vanessa murphy, 8 news now.// ((kirsten joyce)) > you'll soon be able to pay for anything... with just a selfie. ((brian loftus)) why one card company things this new option will help prevent fraud. /// anchors getting a hold of some mission. astronauts reported hearing something strange while orbiting the moon. nearly 50-years after the mission in 1969... the audio captures what astronauts reported describe as "space music"... listen closely: (((nats) "the

((vanessa murphy)) when or if they leave - ....clapping )) ((vanessa murphy)) to become productive members of society. ((dray: keep doing yall work )) ((paul joncich)) this program is in the early stages....it started in july. the hope is to expand it for more inmates and now staff is working to get it started with women inside the jail. and tonight at 11 vanessa gets an exclusive look at how some inmates are taking advantage of a nutrition class inside the jail. // ((denise valdez)) > a newfoundland- lab mix in reno, nevada, had quite the day on thursday. he was named the city's honorary mayor for a day. meet everett. the outgoing shelter dog was adopted about two years ago. fun way to raise awareness of shelter dogs that need a home. and that landed him on the campaign trail. (((kendra kostelecky/report ing) "what changes would you like to make today, everett?" (everett) "(barking)." translation.... (woman) "if he was to be mayor, what his first job would be, is to make sure that every dog's bowl has a bone." )) ((denise valdez)) and he's already making that happen. you see, everett got

vanessa murphy's live at metro police headquarters with the story. vanessa? you want someone to pick up immediately.... but yesterday - that did not happen...even with a new mutli-million dollar system. and for that - the department is saying sorry. (( )) ((assistant sheriff tom roberts/metro police: yesterday's unfortunate event is not representative of the kind of sevice that we want to provide and is definitely not what the public deserves. and for that, i'd like to apologize to the community.)) ((vanessa murphy)) assistant sheriff tom roberts admits there was a 9-1-1 failure tuesday for about six hours. people calling for help received busy signals, calls were dropped, and some callers may have waited 30 to 50 minutes for an answer, according to metro police...while calls were ((roberts: i know we've received some complaints. you know i know our call takers last night when we began dispatching calls again i know there some very unhappy citizens.)) ((vanessa murphy)) it's unclear what impact the failure may have had.... but think about a call for example f

kcci's vanessa peng in fort dodge with a live look. vanessa, what does it look like there? vanessa: steve, what a difference a few hours makes. justice afternoon, this ice jam has finally broken free. you've got to check this out. you can see the wrath of mother nature. huge chunks of ice at the edge of the dam. some of them as big as a car. side of the river, earlier today, this ice jam was further up north cover creating some flood problems. chunks of ice pepper yards here on riverdale drive. evidence of mother nature's wrath. >> we got stuff put up and ready, prepared. vanessa: water was up beyond toby harp's riverside summer house. right up against it, a huge ice jam was stuck out on the des moines river. an ice jam is like a dam made out of ice. it happens when ice builds up on the river, keeping water and ice back. then, monday night, it broke free, crashing tons of ice and water downstream. harp thought he would have to say goodbye to his summer house. >> this year, i really thought as you see the big chunk of ice there, i thought it was going to be gone, but it made

vanessa murphy, 8 news now. ((kirsten joyce)) attorney cal potter says he believes the man who threw the punch is a sergeant. 8 news now could not confirm that. /// ((brian loftus)) > a federal judge in oregon is leaving rancher cliven bundy behind bars... pending his trial in las vegas. a judge says he's a danger to the community... while federal prosecutors are calling him "lawless and violent". bundy faces charges in nevada l-m in 2014. he was arrested last week in oregon after he went to see his sons. ammon and ryan bundy are both in jail... also facing charges connected to the occupation of a wildlife refuge building. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. sherry swensk starting out our wednesday with clear skies and calm winds... but clouds are coming later today. ........... it will be our warmest day of the week and the year so far if we reach the 80 degrees we're ......... but it will be quickly followed by a cool down and a chance for showers later tonight. ........ gusty winds in the

vanessa: is that presidential? )) ((paul joncich)) as you see, mr vanessa's question. the whole exchange had hundreds of people talking on social media.. rob says "you get 30 seconds to talk to the republican presidential frontrunner on caucus night and you ask him about a protester in a crowd of 9000+?" larry disagrees... "i see nothing wrong with vanessa's question. it was an inquiry to his less than "presidential candidate" behavior. he is at best acting like a spoiled 4th grader on a playground. tiffany came to trump's defense... "so because he's a presidential candidate he loses the right to express his feelings honestly?" miguel stands behind the question... "she's a reporter and is asking a question he's ignoring or side- stepping. reporters are actually trying to ask questions that most viewers want to find out." ((paul joncich)) just about every major news organization in the country found trump's "i wanna punch him in the face" comments news worthy. it is interesting that some viewers felt vanessa's question was unwaranted. but that is often the nature of pol

vanessa: te entiendo perfecto, ¿sabes? no debe ser fÁcil saber que tienes una novia que en cualquier momento se puede morir. max: pues, por lo mismo he pensado en cortarla. no puedo andar de fiesta,

p>>vanessa: thank you, dave. plet's check in on some of our pslower speeds we're seeing on pthe majors. pwide map of most of them, you pcan see the widespread area with pdelays. pit's going to be 275 southbound, retty much from the bearss pavenue exit heading into the pinterchange. pslowest area is going to be paround the fowler avenue, p34 miles per hour in that pstretch. pveterans expressway, delays psouth of gunn highway in the parea of waters. paverage is 41 miles per hour. ptop to bottom, looking at a 13 pnorthbound direction. lan for about 11 minutes. ptime is 6:44. pwe want to say good morning to pcharley belcher. phello. p>>charley: good day to you, pvanessa. phow are you this fine morning? p>>vanessa: nice. pthank you. phow are you doing? p>>charley: i'm fantastic, thank pyou. pmay i ask you a personal pquestion? p>>vanessa: depends how personal. p>>charley: like what do you pexpect a person to say? pnow everybody is awkward. pno. pi just wondered if you know your pvalentine's day plans yet. phas your lo

vanessa murphy has the story. ((cliven bundy from january 19: somebody has to stand up and it happened to be my sons that stood and they will stand. they're not gonna give up.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this is an interview with cliven bundy from january 19th. and since then - well it appears - at least one of his sons may be giving up... ((ammon bundy: to those at the refuge, please stand down.)) ((vanessa murphy)) now cliven bundy may be leading the fight. on monday - the southern nevada cattle rancher sent this notice to an oregon sheriff. - ccing the governor of the state and president barack obama..... stating we the people will retain possession of a federal refuge, and to remove all law enforcement from the county. monday night, a relative would not say whether he's headed to oregon....but did state he's only taking calls from militia members. ((ammon: this was never meant to be an armed standoff.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this message from son ammon bundy was released after he and several other protesters were arrest

vanessa murphy is here with the story. ((vanessa murphy)) cliven bundy in this letter is basically telling the sheriff to get out of the way.... last week - we heard from cliven bundy's sons telling supporters like militia members to back down... but now cliven bundy is saying the opposite. however - when i called him tonight - a woman who says she's his daughter told me he's only taking calls from militia members right now. (( )) ((cliven bundy from january 19: somebody has to stand up and it happened to be my sons that stood and they will stand. they're not gonna give up.)) ((vanessa murphy)) this is an interview with cliven bundy from january 19th. and since then - well it appears ((ammon bundy: to those at the refuge, please stand down.)) refuge, please stand down.)) ((vanessa murphy)) now cliven bundy may be leading the fight. on monday - the southern nevada cattle rancher sent this notice to an oregon sheriff. - ccing the governor of the state and president barack obama..... stating we the people will retain possessi

kcci's vanessa peng live in campustown to show us why . vanessa? vanessa: steve and stacey, kum & go here on welch bought this battle's barbeque building across the street. battle's has been an ames favorite for three decades now, and they will have to move. campustown mainstay, now time's running out. >> we knew we needed to either move shop or call it quits 9:24. -- or call it quits. vanessa: battlecry smokehouse, formerly known as battle's barbeque, has been there on welch avenue for about 15 years . for 15 years before that the barbeque restaurant was a few blocks away on hayward avenue. >> i've been coming here since it was at its initial location over on hayward, so i've been coming here for over 20 years. vanessa: about two years ago, kum & go bought the battle's building. >> i love this place too much to let it go. vanessa: owners chad watkins and alex millen plan to move out of campustown, but they'll open up a new restaurant somewhere in ames within the next year. >> campustown is a pretty fantastic place. unfortunately, at the moment, it

((dave courvoisier)) vanessa, how is baby jonathan doing tonight? ((vanessa murphy)) dave, the last update from his mother was that he is not doing well..... his mother is asking for prayers for him and the medical team taking care of him. we first talked with the family friday... they have a gofundme account to help with expenses.... and since our story aired, more than a thousand dollars has been donated.... we have a link on our website at las vegas now dot com. ((dave courvoisier)) > g-o-p frontrunner donald trump held a large rally in las vegas this evening. less than 24 hours before republican voters head out to caucus sites across the state. it's part of the last-minute push by the candidates in nevada. ((paula francis)) your local election headquarters has you covered. patrick walker has more from the south point arena. ((patrick walker/reporting: "donald trump made his final pitch to southern nevada voters. speaking to a sell-out crowd here inside the arena.")) (( walking up to podium)) ((donald trump/(r) presidential candidate: "oh, you be

live in ames, vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: a summer music festival in central iowa is already generating a lot of buzz. the headline acts were recently announced for the 2nd annual hinterland music festival. this year, willie nelson and ray lamontagne get top billing for the two day event. the other acts include 2 iowa-based bands, the folk wave duo, field division, and william elliot whitmore. the hinterland music festival takes place at the avenue of the saints amphitheatre in saint charles on august 5 and 6. tickets go on sale friday morning at 10:00. information, log on hinterland -- for more information, log on hinterlandiowa.com. if you remember, originally, the hinterland music festival was going to be held last year at water works park in des moines, along with the rising raccoon river forcing a change of locations. organizers tell us the move to saint charles last year went relatively smoothly and now, the , avenue of the saints amphitheater is the home of the annual music festival. stacey: check back in with m

p>>vanessa: thank you. pwe do have a couple of pvisibility concerns in the area prelated to prescribed burns. pnot like the fog, like what we psaw yesterday. pf.h.p. is reporting reduced pvisibilities in polk county and pcounty road 630. pthis is in frost proof area and pthen also in sarasota county pnear the state park. pslow down, use low beam lights. p>>russell: thank you. pit's 6:01 right now and new this pmorning, hillsborough deputies pmake an arrest in connection pwith a deadly valentine's day pshooting. pfour people pulled into a arking lot along west phillsborough avenue to buy pmarijuana and xanax bars. pafter the deal, they say the pseller rolled down the window pand started shooting. ptwo men hit and one man died. pa witness gave deputies the pseller's phone number that led pthem to ortiz. phe was charged with second pdegree murder. p>>laura: right now police are pinvestigating a double shooting pin north sarasota. psomeone shot a man and a woman, pboth in the leg. pofficers believe it happened

kcci's vanessa peng is live to show us why. vanessa: stacey and steve, the farmers' market doesn't start until may, here in the 300-400 block of main street. but some businesses owners say they're worried about their bottom line. and they want the market to move, before it even starts. some brick and mortars on ames' main street want the tents and booths gone from outside their windows this summer. rick: it's like cutting me out of business for a month. vanessa: rick swank of swank's jewelry started a petition, to have the ames main street farmer's market moved. the market is held saturday mornings, may through october. swank says, for 26 saturdays, his customers can't find parking or an easy way to weave through the crowds. rick: if somebody wants to come to my business, they cannot get here at all on a saturday. vanessa: swank wrote a letter to the city council. the city council will take up the topic at their next tuesday meeting, in march. >> there's no foot traffic brought into me. they're staying out there. thing. and tha

vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) paul, metro police say a father shot and killed his son....after the son stabbed him with a knife. the son - a nineteen year old man. the father - 40 years old - taken from the home here to u-m-c....stable but with four stab wounds. here's what lieutenant dan mcgrath of metro homicide tells us: the call came in before 4 this afternoon in this usually quiet mountains edge neighborhood... this is a gated community.... there was a fight inside the family's home...with about six to seven other people there...other family members....the youngest at 13 years old.... son have had a rocky relationship. ((lt. dan mcgrath/metro police: it's hard to understand how something like this could happen so i don't know if there is an so i don't know if there is an explanation for how somebody could get to that level.)) ((vanessa murphy)) police are not ruling out criminal charges for the father at this time... it's early in the investigation...o f course they'll have to look at how t

vanessa, what does it look like out there? vanessa: lucky for us, the conditions have improved dramatically. highway 17 near webster city. earlier today, there was a lot of blowing snow. now, the wind has died down so we are not seeing a lot of blowing snow across the road. it looks like it is clear in some spots but it is still icy. we spoke to some drivers earlier today about what it was like driving through those treacherous conditions. it was hard to keep our camera still as we captured the shot from highway 69. drivers battle blowing snow and icy roads. >> the ice on the road in blowing snow makes the roads pretty bad. >> on highway 30, i did a 360. took my time after that. vanessa: this truck driver starting in clear lake. he is headed to texas. >> i have a stupid with me. it is blowing the cap around. vanessa: cody's final destination is nebraska. since the whole trip, it has been a lot of ice and/on 35. vanessa: the i-20 dot had trucks out all day. >> based on what is going on and has adhered to the road, we are puttin

vanessa. bring us u up to speed. i understand we're waiting to hear from the public information officer to get a little more info on this. but so far the news is good. >> thank god belkeys. unhampled we just spoke to tracey from fort lauderdale police and saying they found the child. still inside that car. the suspect ditching the car in the @900 block of mcnabb just like you saiaiseven to 8 miles way from this scene here. let's go to the picture of this little girl yeah rel leyva las ce. i just spoke to the parents as they walked out and said is it true they found the little girl? and they were all hugging and crying, just grateful that their baby, 10-month-old little girl was found at this hour. it is a cold night it is cold out. they were worried for that child. unsure where this car could of possibly gong but now again they found the car seven to 8 miles way. possibly dropped the child off and the car. again, the child again was found 10-mile way from here. this is the suspect that police e look for. that th laun

elizabeth: kcci's vanessa peng show us how the cute fur ball is vanessa: babe, formerly known as tubby, has a lot on his mind -- kibble and treats and kibble and treats. >> i came up around the corner. i did think he was a potbellied big. vanessa: i'm sure he prefers pleasantly plump. >> good job, come on. vanessa: but this fur ball has goals. with the help of the animal rescue league of iowa, babe is exercising and he is on a diet. >> we want to make sure he loses weight, but loses it in, you know, a very slow fashion, you know, to make sure it's not going to shock his system. vanessa: oh, and they make him he could barely do that. vanessa: the little guy may be on diet but he still gets treats. he gets 10 of these a day. they're only three calories, here you go, babe, good boy. babe's owners had seven dogs they were looking to downsize, so a little over a month ago they dropped him off with his brother and dad. >> and there was babe right next to them and he was just a big vanessa: they're all chihuahua mixes. see the difference? >> it's very possible he made sure he was the first on

vanessa: he weighed in at an unhealthy 45 points. not bad little guy, he is almost there. >> you can notice that his tail starts to wag. >> he'll feel better and he is certainly going to live a lot longer. vanessa peng, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. some help. by the way, babe's name, you guessed it, it's from the movie about the pig raised by sheepdogs. he is not available for adoption yet, they want him down to a healthy weight first. father, jug and i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for honeysuckle white . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) honeysuckle white . no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. >> from iowa's sports leader, andy: we're working our way closer to at the same time tournament time. next weekend, it's the girls tournament, the following week the boys. the boys teams getting one step closer. grant view christian was one game short of state a year ago, this ye

vanessa? ((vanessa murphy)) dave and denise, the system just got back up in running in the past hour. tonight, metro police say they are trying to figure out how and why the system failed. it appears, there was a problem for more than six hours.... 9-1-1 calls were being answered but police said some callers experienced delays. here's what a spokesman told us earlier. ((officer larry hadfield/metro police: we apologize to our community. this is a critical infastructure failure and we are working diligently to get this done and priority at this time.)) ((vanessa murphy)) the department said this was a technology issue....which workers tried to figure out....after the communications center started experiencing problems with 911 and 311 calls around 3:30 this afternoon. after that - a notice went out from the department.... saying again, there could be a delay for 9-1-1 calls....and asking the public not to call 3-1- 1....because officers would only be responding to true emergencies. metro was ro

kcci's vanessa peng is live in ames with the answer. vanessa: steve, it's obviously winter, so you won't be seeing any mosquitoes in the state anytime soon. but, an iowa state university species of mosquitoes that can carry the zika virus has been here in the state. in an iowa state university lab they breed mosquitoes. , across the hallway, a researcher hopes he will soon take a close look at the mosquito-borne zika virus. >> this is such a new thing, that everyone in the research world is sort of clamoring at opportunities to go ahead and look at it. vanessa: ryan smith is the head of the breeding lab. he says two species of mosquitoes are known to carry the virus that causes microcephaly, a serious birth defect where kids are born with smaller than average heads. >> we have at least some reports that one of those species, aedes albopictus, has actually been found in iowa. there is the possibility if it does continue to spread in the united states that it could make it to iowa. vanessa: they don't breed the aedes albopictus, or asian

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vanessa hates it. i don't know. how come? she doesn't know. but every time it came on the radio, she'd but into tears. so the unsub just happened to play it the night he came after her. [playing song] can i play? hey, you got table 4 ready for me? great. yeah? 12 is generous. looks like somebody's making a car payment. not tonight, ok? oh, come on. who doesn't love this song? me. i don't. ok. sorry. a song? i know it's kind of a strange question, but are there any that trigger an emotional outburst? a song that didn'tother you before the assault. "maybe i'm amazed." i used to love that song. ok, great. good. we done? not quite. um, it made us wonder if there was something else you wanted to tell us. did you lose consciousness? i blacked out. i-- diana, you're safe here. whatever it is-- i just don't remember anything. "lady in red," "up where we belong," "glory of love." each victim has her own piano ballad. you know, considering the survivors lose consciousness during the rape, we think this functions as the unsub's signature. he most likely

vanessa: the goal is to get the roads back to winter driving conditions. but we asked a season and driver from minnesota his advice. >> try not to rush things and don't hit the gas, let it ride and keep it straight. elizabeth: although the roads reports most roads in northern iowa are still partially covered. eric: and iowa lottery winner says his $6 million lottery prize should have been $16 million and is suing the lottery. todd magel has the details. todd: the question our lawsuit poses and that we think should be very easy to answer is if you cannot trust the lottery to pay you in full when you win, why would you play? >> des moines attorney jerry crawford is representing larry dawson who did not appear at a news conference detailing the lawsuit. dawson appeared at lottery headquarters in 2011 after winning a $9 million hot weather jackpot. he took the $6 million cash lump sum. then dawson and the rest of us learned of a big problem with watery security. security chief eddie tipton right the lotto jackpot and tried to collect the $10 million cash prize

vanessa: fortaleza femenina, deporte o defensa propia. el porte de arma entre las mujeres sigue aumentando y las clases en campo de tiro para las mujeres es una tendencia que estÁ tomando más popularidad. >> tratamos de hacer una clase especialmente para mujeres, para que ella se sientan un poquito mÁs a gusto. especÍficamente que tiene que tener tacones, pero hay muchas mujeres que sÍ se visten con tacones. vanessa: los expertos recomiendan a las participantes entrenar con la ropa que usan a diario. ya sea usando tacones, otras lo hacen simplemente para sentirse sexy. >> pues, todo lo podemos hacer con tacones las mujeres. bailamos, tambiÉn podemos disparar con tacones. >> recomendamos que ya vengan a tirar en tacones para que sepan cÓmo se va a sentir cuando disparar una pistola y cuando practique. vanessa: no solamente serÁ cuestiÓn de prÁctica, sino tambiÉn de sentirse femenina dentro de un deporte que se creÍa masculino. >> demuestra que no solamente los hombres pueden disparar un arma, sino que la mujer tambiÉn lo puede

vanessa: other drivers weren't so lucky. january 2001, after a winter storm, a semi truck and 3 cars crash at the interchange. then, this fiery fatal crash in april 2009. it happened when a driver tried to merge onto i-35 from 30 and failed to yield. a new york driver on i-35 forced -- new york truck driver on i-35 forced through a guardrail, landing below on he died at the 30. hospital. >> it is hard to get over. vanessa: now, the iowa department of transportation wants to make is safer with a flyover ramp. it's a bridge ramp that will replace the old one. here's the problem with the current ramp. 65 mile per hour traffic heading northbound on i-35 merges onto westbound 30, but has to navigate oncoming traffic. the same thing happens on the southbound lanes of i-35 at the >> the weave between the two loops at this location just can't handle the amount of traffic now, and by building this flyover, it eliminates that weave in the future from occuring. 24. -- vanessa: the $16 million project is expected to be up and running at

kcci's vanessa peng is live to show us what they're 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 newlink's latest project. sen. ernst: when it's transmitted human to human, is that a mutation of the virus? vanessa: newlink genetics is an ames biopharmaceutical company. they're known for their work on and now, they're starting to research a zika virus vaccine. >> we're 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 ab