after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... a big week in the presidential race, with major shifts among the candidates. elias: and -- it looks like a

back to the future prediction did not come true last night for one unlucky team. elias: plus -- some good news for one family after a tragic road rage incident in albuquerque. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: we begin with hillary clinton -- the latest showdown on capitol hill over behghazi -- facing an all-day grilling -- clinton and her allies denouncing the hearing - calling it a political witch hunt -- abc's kenneth moton is on capitol hill with the latest. "kenneth standup open) it's a marathon day of testimony for hillary clinton...8 hours and no question related to the benghazi attacks is off limits. (pkg) hillary clinton?under oath and once again being grilled by lawmakers. sot (questioning) this is not about you this house select committee created last year is under pressure to uncover new information on the september 11th, 2012 attack on a u-s diplomatic post in benghazi, libya. under the former secretary of state's

were killed including us ambassador chris stevens. sot clinton?honoring the lives clinton is facing this bipartisan, republican led house committee but the hearings have been described as just being partisan politics. sot cummings it's impossible to deny?.to derail mrs. clinton's presidential campaign an abc news washington post poll shows 53 percent of americans believe republicans are using the benghazi investigation to damage clinton's reputation as she races for the white house. but 54 percent disapprove of clinton's handling of questions about benghazi. committee chairman trey gowdy says he's only focused on security at the post and what happened before, during and after the attack. sot gowdy we owe them (kenneth standup close) this is the 8th committee review of the benghazi attack but representative gowdy says the others were not thorough. there will also be more attention paid by the select committee to clinton's use of a private email server after the state department recently released more benghazi related emails sent by clinton and ambassador stevens.

kenneth moton, abc news washington elias/lam a new poll says donald trump is being out- trumped by a republican rival being out- trumped by a republican rival in iowa. a quinnipiac university poll of likely iowa republican caucus-goers says ben carson now leads the g-o-p presidential field in the state with 28 percent. trump is second at 20 percent, followed by senator marco rubio at 13 percent and senator ted cruz at 10 percent. this is the first major poll showing trump trailing by a significant margin in an early primary or caucus state since june.

elias/lam now -- we're seeing a shrinking of the democratic pool this week first we had jim webb drop out to consider an independent run... then yesterday, vice president joe biden announced his decision...saying he will not seek the white house next year. taking to the rose garden with his wife and president obama nearby, the long-time statesman said the window had closed on him mounting a realistic campaign for president. the past few months the biden family have been working through their grief following the tragic death of beau biden. while the vice president ended months of rumors...he did promise he wont stay silent. " (vice president joe biden) "but while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully, to influence as much as i can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation."" elias: a recent poll found with biden on the sidelines, presidential canidate hillary clinton's lead grew to 23 points over

bernie sanders. she's the biggest his decision. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again your forecast. weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend

with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. elias: our big story back in the metro -- police are patrolling altoona elementary school this morning after a reported case of child enticement. elias: authorities say two boys were walking home tuesday near fifth avenue and third street southwest. two men drove up to them ... attempting to lure them into their truck with candy. the boys ran back toward the school and told the crossing guard who called police. those suspects drove away and are still out there ... leaving an uneasy feeling for people in the neighborhood. " my daughter walks to

school to and from everyday. it's just not something i expected to hear about right here." elias: the boys gave police a detailed description of the suspects. they are two white men -- both with brown hair and hats. one had a goatee. they are thought to be in a white two door chevy s-10 or ford ranger. call the number here on your screen with any information. elias: developing now....pleasant hill police ask for help in identifying a burglary suspect.. elias: : they believe the suspect has something to do with multiple vehicle burglaries that have happened in the city. surveillance video shows th suspect in a red checy silverado truck, license plate b-s-f-2-7-7.. they believe he has been using stolen credit cards across the metro...anyone with information should contact the pleasant hill police department. elias: back in the courthouse, after days of deliberation, the jury in the pete polson trial delivers a guilty verdict in the case... " "we the jury ma,e the

following verdict, we the jury find the dedfendant pete jason polson guilty of the crime attempt to committ murder to mark mitchell" " elias: polson - who went on a shooting spree through pleasant hill last november- was found guilty of all nine counts in varying degrees. of the three attempted murder charges, the jury found polson guilty of one attempted murder and two "assaults with intent to inflict serious injuries." however, he was found guilty of all other charges. elias:/1shot an attempted murder charge carries up to 25 years behind bars... polson's sentence hearing is set for december 9th. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... what really happens if you check your phone while you're driving. elias: and... we're talking your money and how to keep it safe. scams on the rise from new credit card

rules. elias: and.... one sad day for some baseball fans, but a great day for a little girl from ankeny. we'll explain. that's next.

5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: the new york mets are heading to the world series -- the new mister october -- daniel murphy -- powering the team past the cubs with his record-setting performance. abc's tj holmes is at citi field this morning. " nats - strike three! the amazin mets dashing the cubbies dream...... nats - they haven't been to the world series since 2000 - and the mets are back! simply unstoppable? winning 8-3.....sweeping the series..... pls find nats from daniel homerun thanks to the new mr. october..... mets second baseman daniel murphy..... the first player in

consecutive postseason games..... his two run homer in the 8th inning of game 4 clinching the win.... sot murphy post game presser - i can't explain why balls are going out of the ball park but htey do and we keep winning ball games - it's the most important part and the coolest part! he broke carlos beltran's record of 5 consecutive homeruns in the 2005 playoffs with houston astros.... he also ties yankess legend lou gehrig as only player with a hit, a homerun, and a rbi in seven post season games in a row. the 30 year old who only had 14 home runs during the regular season.....named the series mvp...... nats meanwhile the perennial underdog cubs unable to shake the curse of bartman and the billygoat......their 107- year world series drought...will continue...." elias/lam

in other sports news... this week a little girl from ankeny has been getting attention across the country... that's right, and it all began at the iowa state versus t-c-u football game last weekend. seven year old abby faber met t-c-u quarterback tavone boykin before the coin toss, and a photographer snapped a picture of the interaction. the photo and her story has now gone viral... abby was born with cerebral palsy, and uses a walker to get around, but she loves sports, and her parents still can't believe the attention she's receiving. steve faber, father:"one of the teachers just stops me and says, 'am i allowed to talk to you right now or are you too big for us right now?'i was like this is crazy. she says it's crazy, but it's really cool. it's really cool" elias: abby says she'd like to meet with boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. elias/lam

boykin again, but she remains a loyal cyclone fan. elias/lam another great sports fan story.... as a die-hard hawkeye fan - all wilbur meyer wanted was for a tree in his backyard to be transformed into his favorite mascot - herky the hawk. but suffering from lung cancer, and given a few weeks to live his family didn't know if he'd be around to see it happen. however, his three children had different plans. they reached out to woodcarving artist jeff klatt, who wilbur is a fan of. klatt, who lost both parents to colon cancer...dropped everything to work on the project. " "i've been through a situation like this before and i know any little thing helps and i was honored to come and do it for them," said jeff klatt, chainsaw artist. " elias: wilbur hasn't gotten to see the sculpture in person yet...his illness has kept him too weak to move.. but, thanks to photos he has gotten to know that his last wish has been fulfilled.

elias: and don't forget to nominate someone who you think is a hero... local 5 is proud to be a sponsor of the heroes game on november 27th and we want to honor a hero during the game. just tell their story at we are during the game. just tell their story at we are iowa dot com. look for the icon in the "don't miss" section. elias: sam is back now... sam i'll have your

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for

most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. sam: elias:

this week is national teen driver safety week... and there is stunning new research about the dangers of stunning new research about the dangers of distracted driving -- saying drivers can go the length of three football fields without paying attention to the road even after they stop the distracting activity. -- abc's david kerley explains " you've seen the video.... of teen drivers texting... using their devices... then losing control... nat from aaa b- roll:teen skidding after texing (tbd, from march study) this morning... new research says... the distraction from devices... and even talking to your car's

entertainment system ... 36nat from aaa b-roll: man driving: contact joel cooper. oh, whoa! can last long after you stop using them.... :24 nat from aaa b-roll: woman in back seat: watch out! oh it's green. no, yup. aaa... found that even after stopping the activity... drivers remained distracted for up to another 27 seconds.... traveling at 25 miles an hour.. that's going the length of three football fields without paying attention to the road sot from intv: 03:59:00:49 nehemiah: alright, bye. kerley: alright, so i hung up. and this is the time where you think i'm still not really engaged in the driving. strayer: that's right / butted to: 03:47:01:58 strayer:. you're kind of in this distraction bubble. when you hang up, it takes time for that to clear. the researchers also found.... that there is a generational divide....the older generation... having more trouble talking to their car... and driving.. :30 nat from aaa b-roll: older woman driving: ohmyg-d, i guess that is a stop sign! woo! 03;43;23;45 sot from intv: strayer: what we find is the young drivers tend to be the early adopters, the people who bring the cell-phone in, to text and do selfies ten car enterntianment

systems... and three phone voice systems were tested... some were better than others.... nat from intv: 3:53:39 kerley: fm. car computer voice: you are now listening to fm. some downright frustrating.... nat from aaa b-roll: tbd: calling dell (gfx statement) the auto alliance.. which represents auto makers... hasn't seen the study but says the systems allow drivers to keep their hands on the wheel..and eyes on the road." elias: still to come on local five news midday... we'll have the animal rescue league here with us to talk about adopting pets. and - new rules for credit cards means new scams! we'll explain and have much more -- on your money. stick with us. elias: about the arl - about arl the animal rescue elias: about the arl - about arl

league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl

serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. history the arl has grown dramatically since its founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the arl's programs designed specifically to address the reasons animals end up in shelters, including spay/neuter, behavior training, and

humane education programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes, as well as free behavior advice for dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. the shelter continues to spay and neuter all dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and pigs that are adopted from our shelter. in addition to the animals that come through the arl's doors, the arl also serves the people of iowa through its many services. mission to promote animal welfare, strengthen the human-animal bond, and prevent the overpopulation of pets. " you're watching local 5 news midday in

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: on your money now elias: if legos will be part of your holiday gift- giving...there may be a good reason to shop soon... the danish toymaker says it will run short of its iconic plastic bricks this christmas...a spokesman said shortages are likely to affect parts of europe, but did not elaborate. business has been booming at lego in recent years, thanks in part to the popularity of

elias: diet coke may be the big loser in the cola wars. sales of the soda plunged eight percent around the globe during the third quarter of this year. that follows steep declines for diet coke in the first half of this year. diet drinks have struggled amid concerns that their artificial ingredients make them less healthy than advertised. pepsi responded by removing the sweetener aspartame from diet pepsi. but coke continues to use the sweetener in diet coke. elias: now -- a federal agency warns of scammers capitalizing on new rules in the credit card industry. karin caifa ( kay- fuh) explains, " the credit card industry is currently in the midst of a massive change -- swapping the classic stripe and swipe, for new, chip-enabled cards aimed at offering better card security. last month, before a key date, industry analyst matt schulz of credit-cards-dot-com said it was likely to be confusing, and slow. (matt schulz, creditcards.com senior industry analyst) "it's the biggest change in the way we use credit cards in decades, and people aren't ready yet. there's a lot of

confusion out there." the recent incentive for banks to get new cards to consumers -- on october first, the major credit card networks shifted fraud liability to whichever side of the transaction hasn't yet made an upgrade to new technology - the bank or the retailer. but not everyone has a chip-enabled card yet -- and now the federal trade commission warns that scammers are capitalzing on confusion the f-t-c says scammers are sending fake emails that seem to be from a credit card issuer, asking for valuable personal information in order to send a new card. in some cases -- the scam asks consumers to click on a link -- which could install malware. the f-t-c says consumers should only enter personal data online when they've typed in the web address themselves, and can see the site is secure. not sure if an email is legit? the f-t-c says to call your credit card company, to confirm." elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... we'll hear from our friends at the des moines playhouse.

elias: next.... after a road rage incident on tuesday, a big relief for a grieving family in

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: now to a break in that deadly case of road rage in new mexico that left a four year old girl dead. the alleged killer is in custody this morning -- abc's ryan owens custody this morning -- abc's ryan owens is in albuquerque with the details in your national headlines. ( 14 secs) this morning, tony derrick torrez is behind bars?charged with the heartbreaking road rage murder of 4 year old lilly garcia?shot in the head tuesday afternoon, while riding along with her 7 year old brother in the back their father's pickup. chief gorden eden, jr. / albuquerque police dept. late koat presser tony torrez, age 32, who confessed to the murder of lilly garcia

(5 secs) overnight, the devastated family speaking to abc affiliate koat. veronica garcia/mother she just had this smile and these beautiful big brown eyes that just light up the room?.she was so polite and you know she just grabbed your heart the first time you met her. she would grab your heart and she's gonna be missed by a lot of people. (6 secs) albuquerque police say detectives received a tip wednesday afternoon, leading them to his location. officer tanner tixier they observed a subject that appeared to match the identity of the person they were looking for? 911 caller "?there's a an adult holding, it looks like an unresponsive child." (5 secs) this newly released 911 call is from a motorist who witnessed the aftermath of the shooting. (13 secs) according to police alan garcia and another driver - now believed to be torrez -- kept cutting each other off as they were approaching an exit on interstate 40. police say torrez allegedly pulled up next to the family and opened fire. chief gorden eden, jr. / albuquerque police dept. i cannot imagine being the father of little lilly. grfx (6 secs) torrez now facing six

counts, including first degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. elias: back in the metro, authorities say two boys were walking home tuesday near fifth avenue and third street southwest. two men drove up to them ... attempting to lure them into their truck with candy. the boys ran back toward the school and told the crossing guard who called police. those suspects drove away and are still out there ... leaving an uneasy feeling for people in the neighborhood. " my daughter walks to school to and from everyday. it's just not something i expected to hear about right here." elias: the boys gave police a detailed description of the suspects. they are two white men -- both with brown hair and hats. one had a goatee. they are thought to be in a white two door chevy s-10 or ford ranger. call the number here on your screen with any information.

elias: and today....pleasant hill police are asking for help in identifying a burglary suspect.. elias: : they believe the suspect has something to do with multiple vehicle burglaries that have happened in the city. surveillance video shows th suspect in a red checy silverado truck, license plate b-s-f-2-7-7.. they believe he has been using stolen credit cards across the metro...anyone with information should contact the pleasant hill police department. elias: meanwhile, some iowa police officers will be trading in their citation books for order pads today... elias:: officers will take part in a tip-a-cop event, where they collect tips and help serve at red robin restaurants...wit h the proceeds benefitting special olympics iowa, from four to eight this evening, officers will be working at restaurants in cedar rapids, davenport, sioux city, and the metro location in west des moines. the tip-a-cop event first began in 2005 and has helped raise close to five million dollars for the law enforecement torch run and its support of

special olympics. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more

rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. elias: a central iowa elias: a central iowa teacher has been shaking up her subject...in her classroom, you don't want to try and call it just social studies.. after you see how she teaches it, you will understand why.. local five's stephanie angleson shows us why she is this month's one classroom at a time winner it was a normal day at boone high school. "nats of alicen" alicen morley was just starting to teach a class... when.... "we are with local 5 and baners trust and you have won this month's one classroom at a time grant...really?.. you've won it...so we've brought the big check...congratulation s." it doesn't take long to see that alicen is not your typical social studies teacher--in fact, in this classroom, it's called social

alicen morley social sciences teacher "the difference is that in social studies, it seems to be we're learning more about history. in social sciences it's examining history and trying to use history to then provide better arguments for the future." these students look at history the way they'd look at a science experiment. morely has to find different ways to keep them engaged... that can take a lot of creativity,,, and sometimes...you just need more money. 6:30:54 "we want to use green screen technology so my kids can do reenactments and the can look cool they can do debates and get into the elcetion. we need cameras and green screens. not easy to come by." on this day her students are researching and discussing important battles... they're getting ready to debate ... and building their arguments. and that work goes beyone textbooks... 6:31:27 "technology is the future right? it's now and the future so using these cameras in these ways and learning to edit software that's gonna be helpful" morley knows this grant means new technology to broaden their horizons...

giving these kids a leg up for the rest of their lives. 6:32:43 "really what i want my kids to be able to do is survive in a 21st century world where they have to back themselves up by quality arguments , scientific education is the way to go about it." elias: now teachers...do now teachers...do you need a thousand dollars? of course you do. you can sign up on our website we are iowa. com or visit any bankers trust location. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next.

forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we showers late this afternoon in far temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to across central iowa heaviest during the

morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into the low 60s. next week we have a couple more rain chances during the middle of the week with 50s back in the forecast towards the end of the week. sam:

elias: iowa farmers are looking at another record harvest, with yield returns way up from last year's buffer crop. close to 90 percent of the soybeans are not out of the fields and producers are moving full speed ahead to get this year's corn crop out as well. that includes a farmer from eddyville, who continues working his family ground with no signs of slowing down. "little noisy" elias: at 85 years old, don maloy is wrapping up his

ronald partner up to bring in the corn and soybeans. and that's literally all don does - 100 percent of his time is committed to running the family farm no vacations - and no signs of turing in the keys to his john deere. "harold maloy - son "for the last 10 years he's said, this is my last year farming but he says this fall, maybe i'll do it one more year. "" alta mae maloy - wife "he's not one to sit around the house. he's got to be up and a going and doing something." elias: coming up 5 news at 10 - coming up 5 news at 10 - keeps in his him how things have changed in farming and what he thinks about putting in another year in elias: midday. we'll be back after this. elias: the kate goldman children's theatre at

the kate goldman children's theatre at the des moines community playhouse presents "junie b. jones the musical," oct. 23-nov. 15, 2015. tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, or at the playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd st. "junie b. jones the musical" is sponsored by nationwide. sneak a peek into the top-secret personal beeswax journal of the outspoken and lovable junie b. jones (samantha arneson). it's junie b.'s first day of first grade and a lot of things have changed for her. the cafeteria lady is friendlier than junie's long-time best friend, lucille (sarah frett), who doesn't want to be her best pal anymore. there's a new kid at school named herb (shawn smith jones). and mr. scary (douglas cochrane) thinks junie b. may need glasses! as junie b. says, "first

directed by anne frett by brianne magel and includes michael bundy ii, jason crowley, paige fahrenkrug, lindsay mickelson, taylor millar, and julianne ungs. the playhouse is iowa's oldest and largest producing theatre. located at the 42nd street exit of i-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 4 to adult, theatre trips to new york, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage. for more information about the playhouse and "junie b. jones the musical," contact the playhouse ticket office at 515-277-6261. sam weather adlib: after so many days of dry weather, iowa has changed things up with a couple different

today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into

changed things up with a couple different rounds of storms throughout this week. today we are going back to being dry for most of the day, but we might see a few showers late this afternoon in far western iowa. temperatures today are going to be cooler with highs in the mid 60s and lows tonight in the mid 50s. overnight tonight we'll see clouds really fill in with scattered thundershowers moving in from the west. friday is still the best day for a soak across the state as we see rain continue to move in from the west across central iowa heaviest during the morning and into the afternoon. we are looking cool and dry through the weekend with highs falling into

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