and how the frontrunner is responding back.. plus... homicide arrest... a des moines man is charged with two murders three months after the crime. why police had to wait to make the arrest. the news at noon... starts now. news at noon front door open good afternoon , thanks for joining us. i'm megan reuther. a des moines man is now charged with killing his wife and daughter, three months after the crime. 47 year old barney fraaken is charged with two counts of first degree murder. he's accused of killing his wife amy and his 16 year old daughter amber back in 2015. police say fraaken shot his wife and daughter on november 22nd. both bodies were found in the family's home in the 42-hundred block of hull avenue. police say fraaken then shot himself. he had been in the hospital

charges. police say the murders were related to a domestic conflict. the trial for a boone man accused of murdering his wife continues today. alexander fazzino is accused of killing is wife--emily-- in their boone home back in 2012. most of the testimony yesterday focused around the night of emily's death. pictures taken of emily at the hospital showed she had some bruising around her neck. yesterday the family's nanny took the stand. she said the relationship between alex and emily was rocky at times. sot: 30 "i asked emily two questions. the first one was, was she scared of alex. what was her response? she said yes. after she said yes, i asked her if she was worried that alex would harm her in anyway or he would kill her, if emily thought that he would harm her or kill her. what was emily's response? she nodded her head yes." the defense is trying to show

to speak about her death. she only knew her for one year before emily died. the race to the white house is getting feistier. florida senator marco rubio is now going directly after donald trump.. and so is the -last- g.o.p. nominee, mitt romney just before tonight's gop debate in houston. peter alexander has the story. anyone not named donald trump... now looking for a little southern comfort. " i can win, i can unify this party, i can grow this party and i will win this election" "the question right now is how do we prevent nominating a candidate who loses the general election? or for that matter if donald trump wins the general election- who the heck knows what he would do as president? for ted cruz -- everything's bigger in texas... ... including the pressure to

"the crown jewel of super tuesday is the great state of texas...!" new polls here show the freshman senator commanding a 15-point lead. but, will it hold? trump taunting his rival on twitter: "when ted cruz quits the race... i will get most of his votes -- no problem!" the rubio campaign's now going on the offensive... calling on trump to repudiate reported pro-trump robocalls from the leader of a white nationalist group. "the white race is dying out in america and europe because we are afraid to to be called racist. trump responded to similar robocalls last month. "nothing in this country shocks me. i would disavow it, but nothing in this country shocks me." the billionaire's already balance out his outsider status. "we're gonna probably chose political." and, now rejoining the political fray: the party's 2012 nominee, mitt romney. "frankly, i think we have good reason to believe there's a bombshell in donald trump's taxes." four years after he was pressed

... romney's challenging the same. "either he's not anywhere near he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay..." it's an issue trump first after winning the 2/10 savannah: will people be surprised by the rate that you pay? higher or lower? trump: ...i fight like hell not to pay tax. i spends my money... late wednesday- trump fired back at romney, calling him a "fool"... who's "now playing tough guy." cnn quoted trump saying "there is no bombshell at all other than i pay a lot of tax and the government wastes the money." peter alexander reporting. republican senator charles grassley, who is head of the senate judiciary committee, says he will not hold confirmation hearings for any of the president's supreme court nominees. what's going to happen, we move forward. you're going to have hillary clinton on the one hand and some republican on the other hand having four national debates about who should be the next president and they

the white house is reportedly considering republican governor brian sandoval of nevada for the supreme court seat... once held by the late antonin scalia. sandoval served as a district court judge before running for governor. he was nominated by president george w. bush and unanimously confirmed by the senate. iowa lawmakers discussed the invasion of privacy, or better known as peeping tom laws at the capitol. supporters say the proposed bill is a step in the right direction toward harsher punishment for "peeping toms" 'i defiantly think this bill is going to help future victims by clarifying it.' the current law requires the state to prove the victim was nude or the peeper was aroused by spying on the victim. yesterday the senate voted unanimously to remove that criteria and increase the penalty to a serious misdemeanor.

ames parents are speaking against the new starting school date. 'as far as my children are concerned they would rather have their finals before break. then they get a proper break.' for years ames schools were finals after winter break to align schedules with iowa state university... but just when they found a way students a true holiday break without studying, governor branstad signed a bill requiring classes begin no earlier than august 23rd. the move was to allow rural students to participate in the iowa state fair... but it left ames schools with no choice but to go back to testing after winter break. teachers and parents say it isn't fair to their students. in des moines, people are talking about gender neutral bathrooms at one school. roosevelt high school is the first in the district to offer the bathrooms. students came up with the idea back in november. and started a petition

it got 160 signatures in less than a hour. diversity week at dmacc is bringing noted speakers to campus... channel 13's ben oldach reports on a speaker with a scarred past who's scars are now healing. it's a tale of hate and healing....of racism and revival....of supremacy and self reflection. "and as he's beating on me he's telling me 'your mother don't love you' the story of frank meeink starts in an abusive south philadelphia household... the product of an alcoholic mother and a step-father who beat him... he used to love saying that bleep to me 'your mom don't love you' cause...you know" frank joined the skin heads after spending the summer with his cousin who was a neo-nazi "every guy took turns shaving my head, i'm in...i'm in..." he rose through the ranks to lead his own gang. "we got up to about 25 members out of this school and it was going crazy, they were writing newspaper articles about us" but after a stint in jail for kidnapping a rival...frank found friendship among people he was taught to hate

the black, asian, latino...i got this...we're all equal" but there was one group he still despised. frank hated jews... until a jewish business owner gave him a job... and frank realized he needed to get rid of the swastika tattoo on his neck that used to define him. "i cant overlook this anymore and i just was like, questioning, i was so like, embarrassed i was just embarrassed." "so that's the day" now, the tattoo is gone... and frank speaks across the country about the one way to combat hatred and racism. "it's empathy...if i have empathy for you in any way, shape, or form...i cant bleep hate you....if you have empathy for me in any way shape or form you cant hate- i'm telling you it's impossible. " but the way he speaks...with humor...raw realism and some...colorful language is what draws his audience in. "i haven't sat in a lecture like that before...but it's like one of those things as a young millennial student you're always like 'ughhhh' great, but then somebody that's kinda of on your level is talking to you and it's cool" "so when people say 'oh people cant change' there's people who used

who don't anymore and they become great members of society...'cause they change...and everyone has the ability to change.." he admits change is hard... but it's also simple. "you have to change everything...you cant expect to hang at a barber shop and not think you're going to get your hair cut all the time...if you hang out in places that are bad you're probably going to start doing bad stuff, you do what is around you." and it starts with that one word... empathy. last year frank won the civil rights hero of the year award... meeink also coaches the des moines explosion youth hockey team and founded "harmony through hockey"...a group that teaches tolerance through one of frank's favorite sports. today dmacc students celebrate black history month at one of the oldest structures in polk county. the historic west des moines home the jordan house was an important stop along the underground railroad. officials say it's an opportunity to show students des moines' diverse

'its import for us to broadcast and have an opportunity to share with not just our faculty and staff but with our students the diversity of our college. the diversity of that a lot of them may not otherwise get.'' the tour costs 5 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for students. coming up on the channel 13 news at noon. when dealing with the headache of flying...a johnston man had more to worry about. why a 2-hundred dollar voucher was not enough to make up for his unpleasant surprise plus.. you can get a jump start on your golf game this weekend. where you

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for $20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. speed may not be available in your area. call now. have you ever wondered what youre sitting in when you board an airplane? this johnston mans experience might make you 'check your seat' the next time you fly. business. hes experienced flight delays... waiting on the tarmac for hours and overall bad customer service. but hed never encountered anything like this... and he hopes you heitshusen has the story. mike feinbergs flight to st. louis on january 12th started out like any other business trip... it wasnt until his return trip to des moines... via chicago... that things went bad - really

by this time, mike estimatest hed been sitting in his first class seat - a seat hed been upgraded to - for about an hour. it didnt take mike long to realize what he was sitting in. mike quickly contacted the flight attendant. mike says she felt terrible... the flight attendant gave him blankets and a trash bag to sit

his experience with american airlines didnt get any better. when he finally reached the gate... about three hours later. the response from the gate attendant - american did eventually provide clothes. they also offered a 200-dollar voucher... for another flight on american airlines. by protocols... mike means protocols for cleaning planes and dealing with bio-hazardous waste. remember, hes a medical rep... who deals with bio- hazards... like urine... blood and other bodily fluids... on a weekly basis. american airlines refused to give mike its protocols for dealing with bio-

when we contacted the airline... a spokesperson told us: 'our aircraft cleaners are trained to look for visible items like trash left on the seats, floor and seatback pockets. we regret that the cleaners did not detect that this particular seat was wet. if our customer service agents or flight crew had been notified before the flight, we would have removed the affected seat cushion and replaced it with a new, clean one.' mike knows what hell do in the future... sh channel 13 news. american airlines says its policy for handling bio-hazardous waste is part of the flight attendants manual, which is not a public document. after we contacted american... the airline increased feinbergs compensation to 1000-dollars... returned his 10-

and paid for his 500-dollar suit.

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weekend. this year is the 31st annual skywalk golf classic tournament in the metro that starts this saturday. and today we have the executive director jamie alt with us today to speak more on the event

weekend. welcome... -saturday, february 27th at capitol square. -starts at 9 a-m. -each golfer receives a t-shirt, commemorative golf ball, and a round of mini golf. -children 12 and under are free. -the first tee of greater des moines is a youth development organization that teaches life skills and health habits through the game of golf. des moines, ia - this winter the first tee of greater des moines will bring back a downtown tradition, the skywalk golf classic. the event will be held on saturday, february 27th at capital square in downtown des moines with tee times beginning at 9 a.m. each golfer receives an event t-shirt, commemorative golf ball, and most importantly, a round of the most creative mini-golf you have ever seen. cost is $30/golfer now and $35/golfer the day of the event. with any adult registration, a child , golfs for free. each of the holes along the course are designed and sponsored by a local business or organization. prizes are awarded to players for every hole-in-one from the sponsor of that hole. the first tee of greater des moines is a youth development organization that teaches life skills and healthy habits through the game of golf. the skywalk golf classic is a major fundraiser r the first tee of greater desines,oencourage everyone come and support the great rk that the first tee does for

dia inquirslease contactent manager, kari ston515-402-7066 or miriastudio@gmail.com.ases are donsouthern comfort... the final five gop presidential hopefuls battle tonight in houston. the recent attack against donald trump by a former republican nominee. and how the frontrunner is responding back.. plus... homicide arrest... a des moines man is charged with two murders three months after the crime. why police had to wait to make the arrest. good afternoon , thanks for joining us. i'm megan reuther. a des moines man is now charged with killing his wife and daughter, three months after the crime. 47 year old barney fraaken is charged with two counts of first degree murder. he's accused of killing his wife amy and his 16 year old daughter

police say fraaken shot his wife and daughter on november 22nd. both bodies were found in the family's home in the 42-hundred block of hull avenue. police say fraaken then shot himself. he had been in the hospital until last night and is now in custody on murder charges. police say the murders were related to a domestic conflict. the trial for a boone man accused of murdering his wife continues today. alexander fazzino is accused of killing is wife--emily-- in their boone home back in 2012. most of the testimony yesterday focused around the night of emily's death. pictures taken of emily at the hospital showed she had some bruising around her neck. yesterday the family's nanny took the stand. she said the relationship between alex and emily was rocky at times. sot: 30 "i asked emily two questions. the first one was, was she scared of alex. what was her response? she said yes. after she said yes, i

that alex would harm her in anyway or he would kill her, if emily thought that he would harm her or kill her. what was emily's response? she nodded her head yes." the defense is trying to show the nanny didn't know emily well enough to speak about her death. she only knew her for one year before emily died. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to amber alexander at the science center.

the race to the white house is getting feistier. florida senator marco rubio is now going directly after donald trump.. and so is the -last- g.o.p. nominee, mitt romney just before tonight's gop debate

anyone not named donald trump... now looking for a little southern comfort. " i can win, i can unify this party, i can grow this party and i will win this election" "the question right now is how do we prevent nominating a candidate who loses the general election? or for that matter if donald trump wins the general election- who the heck knows what he would do as president? for ted cruz -- everything's bigger in texas... ... including the pressure to hold court in his home state. "the crown jewel of super tuesday is the great state of texas...!" new polls here show the freshman senator commanding a 15-point lead. but, will it hold? trump taunting his rival on twitter: "when ted cruz quits the race... i will get most of his votes -- no problem!" the rubio campaign's now going on the offensive... calling on trump to repudiate reported pro-trump robocalls from the leader of a white nationalist group. "the white race is dying out in america and europe because we are afraid to to be called racist. trump responded to similar robocalls last month. "nothing in this country shocks

nothing in this country shocks me." the billionaire's already hinting at a running mate to balance out his outsider status. "we're gonna probably chose somebody that's somewhat political." and, now rejoining the political fray: the party's 2012 nominee, mitt romney. "frankly, i think we have good reason to believe there's a trump's taxes." four years after he was pressed to release his returns... ... romney's challenging the 2016 frontrunner to do the same. "either he's not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is, or he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay..." it's an issue trump first addressed on today the morning after winning the new hampshire primary sot - tdy 2/10 savannah: will people be surprised by the rate that you pay? higher or lower? trump: ...i fight like hell not to pay tax. i hate the way the government spends my money... late wednesday- trump fired back at romney, calling him a "fool"... who's "now playing tough guy." cnn quoted trump saying "there is no bombshell at all other than i pay a lot of tax and the government wastes the money."

republican senator charles grassley, who is head of the senate judiciary committee, says he will not hold confirmation hearings for any of the president's supreme court nominees. what's going to happen, we move forward. you're going to have hillary clinton on the one hand and some republican on the other hand having four national debates about who should be the next president and they are going to be talking about this. 11:58 the white house is reportedly considering republican governor brian sandoval of nevada for the supreme court seat... once held by the late antonin scalia. sandoval served as a district court judge before running for governor. he was nominated by president george w. bush and unanimously confirmed by the senate. iowa lawmakers discussed the invasion of privacy, or better known as peeping tom laws at the capitol.

step in the right direction toward harsher punishment for "peeping toms" 'i defiantly think this bill is going to help future victims by clarifying it.' the current law requires the state to prove the victim was nude or the peeper was aroused by spying on the victim. yesterday the senate voted unanimously to remove that criteria and increase the penalty to a serious misdemeanor. the bill now heads to the house. ames parents are speaking against the new starting school date. 'as far as my children are concerned they would rather have their finals before break. then they get a proper break.' for years ames schools were forced to hold 1st semester finals after winter break to align schedules with iowa state university... but just when they found a way to avoid the problem, and give students a true holiday break without studying, governor branstad signed a bill requiring classes begin no

the move was to allow rural students to participate in the iowa state fair... but it left ames schools with no choice but to go back to testing after winter break. teachers and parents say it isn't fair to their students. in des moines, people are talking about gender neutral bathrooms at one schoooo. roosevelt high school is the first in the district to offer the bathrooms. students came up with the idea back in november. and started a petition for the change. it got 160 signatures in less than a hour. still ahead---on the channel 13 news at noon... i like to keep up on game stats and what people are talking about and stuff as the city prepares for march madness.... there are some concerns for game day. why wifi might be an issue at wells fargo arena. the metro is bracing for thousands of visitors next

best teams in college basketball take the court at wells fargo arena... but, one thing will remain on organizers' to-do lists long after the fans leave. channel 13's jodi whitworth has more...

the event center plans to have the entire wells fargo wi -fi enhanced within the next six months. stick around, the agribusiness

good afternoon.. geiger. a massive trade deal now has the support of the american farm bureau federation.. in an analysis released this week.. a-f-b-f claim ratifying the trans-pacific partnership will boost farm income by nearly four and a half billion dollars.. adding not approving the trade deal could be harmful as well.. the 11 other member-countries could make agreements with each other.. "had we not performed this agreement, you would see other nations with bilateral agreements that would have circumvented our abilities to enter into this marketplace countries like china. so we pre-empt china with this agreement. this agreement sets the stage for other countries to join. and one of the

benefited by this is iowa." in iowa hill says t-p-p would boost exports by three hundred 89 million dollars.. largely in pork but also other proteins.. the farm bureau predicts price increases in the protein sector by two-dollars and 66 cents a hundredweight for beef.. two 45 for pork.. and a dollar 40 for poultry.. trade is also expected to increase.. hill says there will be six hundred 32 million dollars of additional farm receipts in iowa. and while the grain market won't be impacted as strongly.. iowa could still benefit. "what we will do is we will take the grain and we will feed it to livestock here in iowa. furthering added value to that. creating jobs here in iowa and then exporting the meat as a cellophane or a package product." hill says the number of new jobs in iowa is expected to be two thousand

reached an agreement last year.. and signed the pact earlier this month.. hogs and cattle are still impressing analysts with steady moves to the upside.. over in the nations capitol an outlook forum is going on for grains.. while prices edge lower.. "well we've got the usda outlook forum going on in d.c. it was widely advertised to be bearish where they were going to put out what had to be pretty conservative numbers for next year." "that's pretty much what we're getting, but the market's drifting down into month end and reflecting those bearish forecasts for 2016 production and kind of trying to price that in a little bit." "we'll it's been pretty impressive actually, the cattle have broken out of some of their chart resistance here. they're still a little expensive versus pork. but as you know, the hog market's been rallying. we're limited in what we can do because the overall cold storage stocks were pretty large. for the moment we're getting a rise in the wholesale price." "we've got a little hole in the marketing in march. little lower ready numbers. so this is really impressive to see this kind of a price rally coming into that peak slaughter for the spring runs. but again, the exports are bleeding part of it off and that's helping to prop up the prices. a weaker dollar sporadically over the

there too." that's all i have for the ag report.. thanks for tuning in.. hope to see you tomorrow. we put stories up every day.. check out who-tv dot com..

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