on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll have a chilly and cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning sprinkles. by the afternoon, however, temperatures should warm back into the 40s with a mix of sun and clouds amanda: also coming up on local five news midday.... local 5's claire powell sat down with the man who helped spot a charged murderer on the run. we have an inside look on how it all happened. amanda: and the iowa republican party's brown and black forum was supposed to be yesterday. we'll take a look at how the cancellation might affect the numbers at the ballot box and what the iowa gop is planning to do about it. amanda: the fbi is still investigating the san bernadino shooting, calling it a possible terrorist attack. who were the two shooters and what could have been their motivation? more details, coming up. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. it's a busy

the major candidates for the 20-16 presidential race will be making campaign stops in the hawkeye state. and one candidate will also be getting a major endorsement in just a little bit. amanda: u.s. labor secretary tom perez will endorse hillary clinton, which will be seen as a sting to opponent martin oh-malley. the former maryland governor helped launch perez's career by appointing him as secretary of the maryland department of labor, licensing and regulation in 2007. amanda/lam perez joins clinton at her campaign events in sioux city and fort dodge today. her event in sioux city is set to kick off in a few minutes -- reporter lukas voss is out there live. lukas, what's the latest? lukas voss hillary clinton is making another sweep through iowa. i'm at the carpenters training center in sioux city. it's no coincidence that the clinton campaign picked this location take vo labor secretary tom

today to make his official endorsment for the former secretary of state. in a statement released yesterday perez touted clinton's progressive record and described her as a fighter. take fullscreen he said clinton is tough, smart and understands the challenges that parents are talking about around the dinner table. back on camera lukas now, it hasn't been all good news for clinton. a quinnipiac university poll released this week showed those taking the poll found senator bernie sanders more electable than clinton against several top republican candidates. good news for the sanders campaign, but in that same poll clinton still held a sizeable lead over sanders as the likely democratic nominee. will be the only democrat in iowa this weekend.... but the majority of the republican field will be making stops in iowa including donald trump, ben carson, and jeb

carson joins fellow contenders rand paul, ted cruz, carly fiorina, and rick santorum in cedar rapids saturday for the rising tide summit... amanda: one event they won't be a part of...the iowa republican party's first- ever brown and black forum.. the forum gives candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first- time opportunity for republicans, but it didn't work out this time around. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the caucuses both democrat and republican next febuary 1st. amanda: the democrat's brown and black forum remains on the calendar. it's scheduled for 7:00 p-m, january 11-th, at drake university

amanda: this month for the public to comment on the proposed bakken pipeline... amanda: this time the project goes before the iowa department of natural resources, which will hold a public meeting later this month on a permit needed by dakota access. you may be familiar with the proposed pipeline's path through iowa...crossing than a dozen counties... the project will need a permit from the d-n-r to owned land and water under jurisdiction of the iowa d-n-r. the department has scheduled a public meeting with a chance for iowans to comment about the permit and project. that meeting will be wednesday december 16th in des moines at the wallace state office building. iowa d-n-r expects to make a decision on the permit later this winter. amanda: another hearing continues in the decision process for the the oil pipeline that would connect the dakotas with illinois while crossing through the hawkeye state. since holding a meeting to allow public comments on the bakken pipeline, the iowa utilities board has been conducting

project in boone county. the final day for the scheduled public hearing will be monday...once completed their is no set timeline on when the board will make its decission. the hearing is scheduled to begin at eight thirty monday morning...and can be live streamed through the iowa utilities board web site... local five will also continue to follow this story and bring an update when a decision is made about the proposed pipeline. amanda: a great honor responders thursday... governor terry branstad stopped by the "carpet one floor and home" ceremony in urbandale, held to honor first responders a retired new york fireman, ed breen, who served during 9/11 presented the owners of the carpet one with a piece of steel from the world trade center. in return, carpet donation to responders and veterans. "it's a life changing no brainer and an any small part of

anything we can do or i can do, i'll be glad to do it. " amanda: this is all part of the "building for america's bravest" program, that's an initiative that builds specially- adapted smart homes for wounded soldiers returning from iraq and afghanistan. carpet one has committed to providing flooring materials and installation for all 46 smart homes. amanda: new this morning, a new business opens up in west des moines today... amanda: a new coffee and bagels concept cafe will be taking your order starting today on mills civic parkway. caribou coffee and einstein bagels have teamed up for the new venture...and they are celebrating with a special giveaway this morning. the first 50 people in line will get a free coffee and bagel every week for a year.. you may want to hurry...the store opened up at five this morning! amanda

joins us again with a look at your forecast. bree it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! and with a breeze out of the southwest, 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend on the increase tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll have a chilly and cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning sprinkles. by the afternoon, however, temperatures should warm back into the 40s with a mix of sun and clouds amanda

today-- treating the california as a possible terrorist attack. investigators are digging deep into the lives of wife team right abc's brian ross is here with the latest. in the same san townhouse where their infant daughter, sayed farook and his pakistani-born wife preparing to go to war. their weapons seen in these new photos released overnight by police. left behind, kill thousands of people, some 61- hundred rounds. their garage was a virtual bomb factory, with 12 unexploded bombs, described as similar to this one featured in an al qaeda publication. alarming at least one neighbor. aaron elswick: they were actually doing a lot of work out in the garage and she was kind of suspicious. but nobody called the police. chief jarrod burguan: they were well equipped. they could have continued to do another attack.

county health department.the widow of one of the employees he murdered said there were no warning signs. jennifer thalasinos: they were all friends with the man who did this, and even though they knew he was muslim they had no idea he became radicalized. i don't understand it. federal agents are now investigating the couple's international travel and contacts. looking for evidence of what turned farook and wife into killers. agents almost immediately went to the mosque he often attended in san bernardino. the imam, roshan abbassi, claims he was questioned by authorities at gunpoint. he would not answer questions about farook but told abc news he condemns all violence. roshan abbassi: the news of the shooting was shocking, unbelievable, unfathomable, left us all speechless and its act all muslims condemn.. also left behind as the heavily-armed couple headed off. in their

showdown with police, old daughter. police said they were had custody of their girl. amanda the fbi is looking specific individuals and farook to see if they were involved in his radicalization or in helping to plan the attacks. time for a quick break -- but coming up on local 5 news midday... bree: we'll take a look at your forecast. weather adlib amanda: and... local 5's claire powell sat down with chris charron, the man who helped the police catch a murderer on the run. we'll take a look back at that story coming up-- amanda: but next.... the hawkeyes head to indianapolis tomorrow for their big match- up against the michigan state spartans. local 5's jordan furbee shares how the hawkeyes are

"your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa (music sting)" amanda: hawkeye fans are ready for saturday....as the team takes on michigan state for the big ten championship...an d they have a lot at stake.. iowa has finished the season at twelve and oh...plus, the winner will move into the college football playoffs.. it has been an amazing and historic season for iowa...all leading up to the big day in indianapolis. let's check in with local five's jordan furbee to see how things are going this morning.. "hey guys, good morning, jordan furbee standing outside lucas oil stadium. we've got a big game on our hands in just about 36 hours...a top five matchup between

the spartans of michigan state. more or less a de facto college football quarter final, the winner most likely to make it into the college foiotball playoffs. the hawkeye nation expected to be out here in full force. this is iowa's first time to make it to the big ten championship. an already record setting year could turn out to be even more hostoric. the hawkeyes going for their first ouright big ten title since 1985. the team will arrive later today, no walk treating this like any we'll here from today, and talk to some college gameday analysts..and see what they're giving iowa as big ten. local five news at five six and ten. for now, we'll send it back to you guys in the studio. jordan furbee, local five sports. we are iowa. "

kickoff for the big ten championship game will be a 7:17 tomorrow.. you can see that game on fox... plus local five will air a half hour special tonight...looking at this iowa against the world mentality with continued coverage saturday night from indy. amanda we're back with meteorologist bree sullivan bree (ad libs weather) full forecast next.

most accurate forecast certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" bree it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful!

of the southwest, temperatures should warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend as well. clouds will be on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll have a chilly and cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning sprinkles. by the afternoon, however, temperatures should warm back into the 40s with a mix of sun and clouds amanda bree

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it seems the old red suit just won't do for this santa in portland... meet "hipster santa"...who has updated his wardrobe to include sport jeans, a sweater, and a man-bun. he posed for pictures with children at a mall thursday. also health conscious. he gives the and tools around on his bike when he's not delivering toys. all: (reax) amanda still to come on local five news midday... see what friends and foes alike may have in common this holiday season, now that another republican presidential candidate has his own coloring book. amanda

amanda the panda into its array of compassionate services in 2014. 4 tips for surviving grief during the holidays 1) there's no right or wrong way to celebrate the holiday season after the death of a loved one. plan ahead. surround yourself with people who love and support you. set realistic expectations for yourself and the holidays. 2) communicate what you can handle and how you would like to celebrate this holiday season. allow others to help with the holiday responsibilities. avoid social events that seem more like an obligation. scale back your holiday events and traditions. 3) talk about your feelings and needs. find people who will provide support. take care of

realize you can listen to your heart. join a support amanda the panda's free winter jan. 11 and meets 7:30 p.m. through feb. childcare (babies- included. for more information, or to hugs. support groups are also available free of charge through hci hospice care services and many places of worship. 4) remember your loved one throughout the holiday season. share memories of your loved one. lite a candle in honor of your loved one. decorate the gravesite. make a tree ornament for your loved one. hang a holiday

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amanda welcome back with a look at what's trending this hour. amanda/lam donald trump has been a real estate mogul, a reality star, a presidential candidate and now -- he's a coloring book. the book is called "the trump coloring book" it has more than 50 pages of trumps to color -- ranging from the don as the statue of liberty, on mount rushmore, and even arm wrestling hillary clinton. 25-thousand copies of the book will be shipped just in time for christmas -- and will cost you just under 12 bucks. amanda headline super bowl 50's half- time show. the british rock of best selling albums and is known for hits such as clocks and viva la vida. their new album "a head full of dreams" is due out friday. super bowl 50 will take place at levi's stadium in santa clara, california on sunday, february 7th. amanda: and a north carolina santa was so determined to connect with a little boy with autism, he got

floor to make it the santa brought a snow globe and a stuffed animal down to play and bond with the child. neither spoke during the whole interaction. it was all to snap a good picture -- which took about 20 minutes to get. amanda coming up on midday... season! iowa farmers are keeping busy now that the harvest is done. next.... are iowa threat like the one in california? see how local authorities are making sure they keep iowans

" you're watching amanda good morning and thanks for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: our top story this morning...we hear from the person who helped capture a man now facing amanda:

wanchanic made his first court appearance....he has been charged with two counts of first degree murder... he's accused of killing a des moines couple in their sleep earlier this week... these are the two victims -- bryon howard and heather belieu. funeral services for the couple are saturday... amanda: and now we know the name of the man who played a crucial role in helping police track down wanchanic... tuesday night chris (share-roan) charron was on his way to a woodward academy high school basketball but while on his the beige dodge everyone had for. local 5's claire story. double homicide, chris playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention "thats when i heard the description of the cars license plate" that was until

him, just outside of woodward. "rear end of his car was there in front of me, saw the plate and i reading the individuals, i saw the dmr 234 and it instantly guy" followed wanchanic caseys in woodward- thats when police took over and charron the game. afterwards, in the gym, is where he got his first thank you. "first time the person said you may have saved the people at caseys and that was the first time that it like whoa" "tv that the standoff was still going on" hours later, watching the stand off brought all his emotions rushing foward. "theres so many variables in my day that changed what i did how i did it charron will be nothing but humble about the role he

it's something the family's of the two victims couldn't be more thankful for. "i have no idea why its effecting me, ive heard from both parents of the victims and you know im still trying to figure out how to process that, if i helped in someway, thats good")>> amanda: that was claire powell reporting... make sure to stay with local 5 as this investigation continues. amanda: meanwhile california authorities are releasing more information about the victim's of wednesday's mass shooting... this just in-- one of the shooters, tashfeen malik was found to have pledged allegiance to the islamic state. amanda: have evidence directed or financed the will continue to shooting more details victims who died in the shooting. twelve of those killed were county employees, with a wide-range of backgrounds.. one a 37-year-old six...along with a 46-year-old woman who had

risked their own lives to get say the crime scene was surreal. " (lt. mike madden, san bernardino police) "it was unspeakable, the carnage we were seeing. the number of people who were injured and unfortunately already dead, and the pure those individuals that were still in need and needing to be safe."" amanda: the couple accused in the shooting died in a standoff with police... authorities say they had been in touch with people being investigated by the fbi for international terrorism. police found more than 3 thousand rounds of ammunition at their home, 12 pipe bombs and hundreds of tools that could be used to make bombs. amanda: iowa law enforcement have been taking steps to better prepare themselves in case of an emergency. story county is one of six sheriff's departments in the state to use the 10-33 program. the federal program helps bring in surplus military vehicles, to help combat standoffs or

story county has painted its vehicle to look like its patrol cars, and they can also use it for natural disaster assistance. the sheriff says he believes other counties need to consider using it to help for any emergencies. paul fitzgerald, story county sheriff: "we need to rethink the services we provide and rethink how we are going to better prepare ourselves, so we can better protect the public we serve." amanda: story county also has its officers train at its firearm course at least twice year, while its tactics officers are there for eight hours of training every month. there, they shoot guns, and also learn how to protect themselves from bullets, by setting up simulations along the course. amanda: happening today...time to winter in waukee! amanda/lam: the city's annual off this evening downtown district... holiday including the lighting of the winterfest tree, a holiday ice sculptor, a toy and food drive, visit from santa look for local five to be live

local five news at five and six! amanda meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. bree it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! the sun is back again, and with a breeze out of the southwest, temperatures should warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning afternoon, however, temperatures should with a mix of sun and clouds the holidays can

be a stressful across the nearly 400 thousand people iowa...but that's farmers come in. they're stepping up to give back stephanie kim has more. "the donations are rolling in at the iowa food bank. brad-"we know that farmers, and dozens of help out, you can donate non- farmers, and dozens of volunteers gathered at the food bank to celebrate a landmark. for the past 5 years, the iowa farm bureau and university of iowa athletics teamed up to donate more than 100 thousand dollars to feed hungry iowans-- that's 400 thousand meals for people across the state. brad- "it's one thing to raise corn, raise soybeans, and raise pigs. but to bring it from out farm to people in need is really special for us." brad is just one of the

in iowa that participated in the initiative although a lot of progress has been made- the food bank still needs more help. cory exec direc.- "the struggle is there, we're seeing more people visiting food pantries. even though unemployment is down, we're distributing more food than ever before." in iowa, one in 5 children go hungry... in total-- 389 thousand people need help. edie davis knows the struggle first hand edie- "i ate from the food bank, i fed my kids from the foo bank today's ceremony was a chance for some farmers to get a first-hand look on the people they impact. brad-"as a farmer in to us to be able to provide to those situations to meet those hungry needs." and they say as an iowa farmer--giving is to keep on giving as much as possible. brad- "we know there are needy families, hungry families, and we want to do everything in our gap and make that in des moines stephanie kim local 5 news we are iowa. amanda:

donate non- to your local food pantry, or drop them off in a collection bin at your local grocery store. information, weareiowa dot com. amanda still to come on local 5 news midday... bree has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next.

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" bree it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! the sun is back again, and with a breeze out of the southwest, temperatures should warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into

skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend as well. clouds will be on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in central iowa. by sunday morning, we'll have a chilly and cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning sprinkles. by the afternoon, however, temperatures should warm back into the 40s with a mix of sun and clouds bree

for "local 5 at the movies." for "local 5 at the movies." amanda: first up...a christmas movie with a horror twist... in krampus, a disillusioned his back on thanks to his dysfunctional family. little did he know, he was unleashing the anti-claus....

survive the holidays. krampus is rated p-g-13. all: (reax) amanda: next we have an all-star cast in the holiday comedy "christmas eve" it's the story of six different groups of new yorkers who get stuck inside elevators overnight on christmas eve. with nowhere to go and no one to interact with but each other, all of them are transformed by the events of their long night together. "christmas eve" is rated p-g all: (reax) amanda: you're watching local five news midday.

we're joined now by jerry holub, our resident horticulturist. here's here every friday to tell us what we need to know to keep our gardens, plants and yards healthy, happy and green. jerry, how is it going? now... he'll be available for all your gardening needs at the downtown des moines farmers market on saturdays. about the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown farmers' market - presented by unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown farmers' market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of

varieties of iowa raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit,

before we go -- this time of year, a good way to warm up is sharing your home with one of the many animals that are without a family... ramsey subaru of des moines has partnered with the animal rescue league for a special "share the love event" saturday... they will have some adoptable

special reduced adoption fee of just 25-dollars.. that carries over to all a-r-l locations. they hope to find as many homes as possible for pets... amanda: a new coffee and bagels concept cafe will be taking your taking your order starting today on mills civic parkway. caribou coffee and einstein bagels have teamed up for the new venture...and they are a special morning. the first 50 people in line got will get a free coffee and bagel every week for a year.. the store opened up at five this morning! amanda: talk about a frozen situation...heavy snow has hit parts of russia, causing problems form those trying to get around. the heavy snowfall and strong winds have snarled

roads. workers from the ministry of emergency situations were deployed to help clear roads and assist drivers stuck in the snow. forecasters say more heavy snow is expected, with the worst of the weather expected to hit tonight. bree it's friday, and it's going to be beautiful! the sun is back again, and with a breeze out of the southwest, temperatures should warm nicely into the warm nicely into the 40s and low 50s. tonight our temperatures dip into the 30s for most of us under mostly clear skies. not bad for december considering the current average high is 38 and current average low is 21! things are looking good for this weekend as well. clouds will be on the increase through the day tomorrow, but we will stay dry with mild temperatures hovering around the 50 degree mark here in

sunday morning, we'll have a chilly and cloudy start in the 30s with a slight chance of a few morning sprinkles. by the afternoon, however, temperatures should warm back into the 40s with a mix of sun and clouds amanda thanks for watching... you can view today's top stories and an updated weather forecast online at we are iowa dot com.

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