sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the metro. overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast but if we are going to see any next tuesday is going to be our best chance. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... pleasant hill shooter pete poulson was sentenced yesterday to 55 years in jail, giving the families that were victims of his violent actions some closure. elias: what could get you out of a ticket? one florida man may have found the answer... elias: we have more details on the couple involved in the san bernadino shooting last week. how long were they planning this attack and were there other targets? "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:

morning...four metro fire departments are considering a merger plan... elias: lam looking at the map, you can see the boundaries shared by waukee, clive, urbandale, and west des moines. and now the departments are looking at ways to step up response times. it's an idea that's been floated around for a couple of years now, but has gained traction after this summer when all four started using westcom dispatch. any department can go to a working fire, but department leaders are looking to make that possible for any fire. the plan could be a short-term fix, because more stations are also part of the equation. " clive's facing the same issue in the same area. and at the end of the day, it just doesn't make sense for clive to build a fire station and urbandale to build one two miles apart." elias: there's currently no time line for when the changes would be implemented. west des moines currently has the largest staff, while waukee is the smallest of the four looking at the proposal. elias: new this morning-- elias: a semi heading northbound on i-35 this morning near cumming rolled over,

the condition of the driver at the time is unknown, though the roll-over occurred in a construction zone where he may have reacted at the last second to change lanes. traffic has since at the last second to change lanes. traffic has since cleared and there should be no further delays. elias: also this morning-- polk county authorities look for assistance in solving a november burglary. last month, trails end auto salvage in des moines was broken into, and a vehicle stolen. deputies say an unknown male, pictured here, entered the business by force and took the key used to steal the vehicle. anyone who may recognize this man, or has information that would help in the investigation is asked to call the polk county sheriff's office or the polk county crime stoppers. elias: and finally-- a local police department unveils a new look... the waukee police department has launched a new brand, giving the force a new patch and vehicles a new design. the new patch design features the scales of

center, with the words integrity, honor, and pride around the image. the police chief says the new look is part of an outward change to reflect the department's internal improvements. three police vehicles have already been striped black and silver....with new vehicles added to the force also being painted the same. the department worked with the waukee high school art department to come up with the final designs. elias: in your sports news now-- a big in-state rivalry takes the basketball court in ames tonight...as the cyclones welcome the hawkeyes. both teams looking for big wins, iowa wanting payback, and iowa state wanting to stay undefeated. alex giaimo has a look at the game. " (alex giaimo) the hawkeyes head into ames for the annual cy-hawk battle as winners of their last four games. they are playing sound basketball right now but they know the task this thursday against the unbeaten and fourth ranked cyclones will be much harder. (fran mccaffery) yea

playing the fourth ranked team in the country with a lot of experience, yea a lot tougher. (giaimo) iowa is looking to rebound from last year's blowout loss on their home court. (mike gessell) you know we had a really bad taste in our mouth after that game we felt we didn't play very well. you know, anytime you lose big like that to an in-state rival it's not fun. (giaimo) the hawkeyes are hoping third time's a charm. in 2013 they went into hilton colliseum..eventually losing the lead during the last seconds of the game. (adam woodburry) obviously they got a very good team. they got us the last couple of years. last time we played there it was a tough loss. i think that anytime we step on the court we want to win. (jarrod uthoff) it was a good game it was a tough loss. we were up five with a minute to go and we are looking to get a little redemption.. (mike gessell) it's going to be uh a tough game. great atmosphere. i love playing there, you know, guys that we've played against before. it's going to be a great matchup another great opportunity for us to play one of the best teams in the country.

iowa and iowa state tip off at 6:30 from hilton coliseum. iowa state is currently ranked fourth in the a-p polls. look for live coverage right here on local five news at five six and ten.... elias: so, what are our predictions? all: (reax) elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures climbing into the 60s across central iowa! we should start with partly cloudy skies but i think we'll have full sunshine by the sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the temps are going to stay fairly mild with a degrees. friday is still and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild

but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast but if we are going to see any next tuesday is going to be our best chance. elias: yesterday--pete polson, the pleasant hill shooter was sentenced to 55 years in jail... 27.5 of those years are mandatory for being found guilty to all nine counts against him-- including attempted murder. the sentencing comes as closure to the families and

shooting last november 17th. today, they held they came face polson for the local 5's claire inside. i hope you spend the rest of your life in prison. i hope you die in there. and i hope you go to hell." prior to pete polson's sentencing- all three victims and their families took the opportunity to speak directly to the pleasant hill shooter. mark mitchell, who was shot in front of looking polson in the eyes just before the shooting. "i asked you if i could mistake of my life that his wife, melissa, also "911 whats your emergency?" "your son says that his dad has been shot, i thought i was a sick joke, but nope it was a sick truth" ashley whitehill got

from her husband zach, who was lying, bleeding, in the street after being shot through his neck and back. "myheart sank to the pit of my stomach when ic alled back and no one answered" both whitehill and mitchell explained theyve spent days in a coma and months in surgeries and therapy. "i was literally millimeters away from death" hes not able to throw my son in the air like before, he cant even lift a gallon of milk into the refridgerator" both husbands said they were fighting to stay alive for their families. "my kids were i that house, my kdis were in taht house. bullets went through the house you could ve killed my kids. you dont give a crap, you dont care,. you should get everything you deserve. theres a specail place in hell for guyws like you" polsons required to serve at least 27.5 years out of the 55 he was sentenced. polson himself even apologized to the families before leaving the court room. ."ill never be able to come to terms with this, i hope when i say im sorry it heals you in some way" elias: yesterday, the third victim, matt stephenson, who was inches away from being shot also spoke to polson but didn't want to be shown on camera.

sentencing, polson's attorney added they plan to file an appeal to the courts within the next couple of days. elias: we are learning more about the events leading up to the arrest of a roosevelt coach and teacher. elias: gerald johnson faces accusations of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16 year old. this morning johnson is out on bond after turning himself in to authorities on tuesday. johnson faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's also been ordered to not contact the victim... according to the criminal complaint it is a student of his from this school year... he's accused of using his position to get her phone number, and contacting her. she told him his behavior made her uncomfortable, and then he called her into his classroom and touched her inappropriately. the school district put him on administrative leave. elias: and not too far away in the windy city. frustration in the streets of chicago, as protestors call for the city's mayor to step down. mayor rahm emmanuel has apologized for the ongoing controversy with the chicago police department.

say he kept the videos of the shooting death of a black teen by a white cop last year hidden until after his re-election. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... tickets for this year's bacon fest go on sale today. we'll have the executive director for the festival on with us later. elias: and... we'll take an inside look into how the united states postal service prepares for the busy holiday shipping season. elias: but next.... the red cross is on with us to talk the life- chaning impact their volunteers have had for thousands across the

"your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias:

dave sanderson and kara kelly metro media council: the american red cross invites you to learn about the life- changing impact our volunteers have made on the lives of individuals and families devastated by disaster. we hope you can join us for our annual celebration of time, talent and treasure. our keynote speaker is dave sanderson. he was the last passenger off the "miracle on the hudson" (flight 1549.) mr. sanderson will share his story about how the american red cross changed his life on january 15, 2009, when captain chelsey "sully" sullenberger glided the disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the hudson river saving the lives of the 155 aboard. date: december 10th, 2015 time: 5:30-7:30pm location: fort event center - 615 3rd st. des moines, ia 50309 "now, we are iowa's

forecast with schreier. certified by independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures climbing into the 60s across central iowa! we should start with partly cloudy skies but i think we'll have full sunshine by the end of the day. all that sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the metro. overnight

stay fairly mild with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of sunday. next week is with highs in the 40s, but by the end of the like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast see any next tuesday is chance. sam: elias: still to come on

elias: still to come on ... we have the blank park zoo on with a special guest--

http: ho! ho! ho! 'tis the season for santa at the zoo! join us for this great holiday tradition on saturday, december 5 and saturday, december 12 from 10 am to 2 pm. bring the whole family to blank park zoo to enjoy a day full of holiday cheer. after snapping a photo with santa and his reindeer, writing a letter to the north pole and enjoying a warm cup of hot cocoa, explore the wonders of zoo, both indoors and outdoors! bring along a scarf and hat and wish all of our animal friends a happy holiday! festivities on both days will include live demonstrations, holiday snacks and crafts! 10 am : two of santa's reindeer arrive at the zoo 10 am : lions & snow leopards open presents 10 am to 2 pm : photo

10 am to 2 pm : holiday crafts in the discovery center room 10 am to 2 pm : spot the bird seed ornaments in the discovery center exhibit 10:30 am : macaques enjoy a special treat 11:00 am: rhinos receive edible wreaths 11:30 am : seal / sea lion training demonstration 12:00 pm : tiger opens presents 12:30 pm : tortoises enjoy a romaine lettuce christmas tree 1:00 pm : red pandas snack on a holiday- themed bamboo treat 10 am to 2 pm: explore the wonders of the zoo! santa at the zoo is free with regular zoo admission and free for zoo members. for more information, please call 515-285-4722 or contact events@blankpa rkzoo.org. " you're watching

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" : elias: trending now...a florida man shows us his unique way to getting out of trouble... pkg " --reporter pkg-as follows-- (t.j. bristol/ no traffic ticket for him) the craziest thing just happened to me, i'm being pulled over by the police officers. i'm going to pray my way out of this. i was like oh my god i'm in trouble, i'm in trouble because i thought i did something wrong. hello officers. (hello) how y'all doing? (good how are you?) great, may i get out of the car? (yes you may.) she asked me what do i do when i gave her my license because i was dressed up, and i told her i'm a singer, i'm a gospel artist, and she was like well sing me a song. snap it in right there... my self stick, and there was action. you are so beautiful to me. and if it was 3 men, i would have said, it's raining men! hallelujah! you're everything i hope for. i loved it because it brought us together,

they made my day out there and i'm quite sure through that beautiful song that it made their day, so it worked out very well. to me. (applause) y'all like that. to all the drivers out there, click it or ticket, or you better have a good song to sing. -----end-----cnn.script----- all: (reax) elias: (reax) elias: well those catching a ride to work today on dart, will also be helping fight hunger in polk county. today will be the for food donations will

will go to the religious pantry network. thousand people in polk county struggle each day to get enough to eat. elias: if you're looking a helping hand season -- local 5 for you to help metro. we hope you'll help us "can hunger." this friday, come to the fareway store on 86th and meredith from 8 am until 9 pm. we'll be collecting all food donations to help our neediest right here in central iowa for christmas and well into 2016. we are iowa and we give back to the community. elias: coming up on local 5 news

local 5 news midday... republican presidential candidate donald trump is under fire this week for his proposed ban on muslims and his past business deals. elias: next.... a detailed look into the lives of the couple involved in the san bernadino shooting last week. how long were the planning the

elias: and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: and now to the latest developments in the san bernardino terror shooting... the fbi says the couple who launched the was radicalized they met online. they even had some confirmed connection to isis raising questions about potential abuse of the government's visa program. abc's marci gonzalez has the

" today- the fbi digging into whether syed farook and tashfeen malik - plotted to carry out other attacks... looking into a claim - reportedly made by enrique marquez- the man accused of buying the assault rifles used in san bernardino - that he and farook planned an attack in 2012... investigators also finding mysterious pictures on farook's phone of this san bernandino high school...a place he visited at least twice as a health inspector. but authorities- are still working to salvage other details- after the couple not only tried to destroy but encrypted much fbi director comey: there's no doubt that the use of encryption is part of terrorist tradecraft now. the fbi says farook may have been radicalized in 2012, and by the next were chatting on-line martyrdom- starting well before malik was granted a to come to the u-s. richard clarke: the

government does not normally asked the community to look at the emails of because they have there's just too many of them. today -officials- still trying to determine if in last week's massacre in san bernardino... still haunt first ryan starling it was cries and moans...the tag- investigators - now checking whether farook and malik were matched-up online specifically to start a sleeper cell here in the us- - and looking into whether this could be a new tactic being used by terror groups. mg abc news ny" elias: in international news-- time unveils its person of the year for 20-15, and the honor goes to german chancellor angela merkel. the magazine says she was chosen for her efforts in preserving and promoting europe despite economic turmoil, and a growing refugee crisis. she is the first woman to be selected in almost 30 years. elias:

now-- donald trump has faced for some of the things he's said on the campaign trail. he could be in hot water for something he said before running for office -- about his relationship with a convicted felon who was once tied to organized crime. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with that story. "trump's statements 9/11 attacks have raised truthfulness. including his unsupported, and widely denied claim arabs in new jersey attacks. thousands and were cheering as that building was came then trump went after a reporter, serge kovaleski, who said he was wrong about the alleged new jersey appearing to mock disability. donald trump: ahhh. i don't remember.

because he did not know what he looked donald trump: i don't know him. the reporter said they met many times and name basis. your right hand trump said under oath one of the people who helped develop the trump soho hotel and condominium in new york city. with trump at the hotel launch party: felix sater a twice- convicted felon once crime in a massive trump now maintains he barely knows. in his video-taped testimony, obtained by abc news, trump said he could not even recall what sater looked like. donald trump: if he were sitting in this room, i wouldn't know what he looked like. but an abc news investigation found sater, an executive at a real estate company, was actively involved in a number of proposed deals with trump, here they were together in denver in 2005. after sater's mob ties became public, the trump organization issued sater business cards identifying him

mail address and phone number. trump's lawyer says sater was an independent broker but not deals came out of it. whatever the relationship, it appears to be a very much sore point for trump. bbc: why didn't you got to felix sater, and say, "you're connected with the mafia. you're fired." two years ago, trump cut short a bbc interview after being pressed about sater. donald trump: i hate to do this, but i do have that big group of people waiting so i have to leave. trump later said under oath he didn't sam weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures climbing into the 60s across central iowa! we should start with partly cloudy skies but i think we'll have full sunshine by the end of the day. all that sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the metro. overnight temps are going to

going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast but if we are going to see any next tuesday is going to be our best chance. elias: elias: this time of year is one of the busiest for the u-s postal service.. and right here in des moines is a whole center devoted to the overflow of

photographer ryan davidson takes us inside. nats postal service this is our main processing plant in des moines and we service a 116 mile radius the inbound nats postal service this is our main processing plant in des moines and we service a 116 mile radius the inbound collection mail comes in on our dock it gets divided between letters flats and parcells the letters go through a canceling process and make sure they're canceled they get lined up in order so they can run in our automation every year it seems like people are using us to ship their packages compaired to the same period last year our parcell volume is up 75 percent online shopping people going to the store to have it shipped mom and pop ebay all that stuff everybodies doing online and they're doing it through the mail we need to make sure we have the people on hand the machines to prep for it and we prepaire for it at least a couple months ahead of time there's nothing more satisfying than serving the customers getting the mail in timely out timely we know people all over the place are

trying to see when their presents are going to get to the house its good to know you're helping to make sombody's christmas come true elias: here's a quick look at some deadlines to keep in mind... you'll want to get any mail to those in the military out today.... while the 15th is the last day to send packages across the u-s cheaply. and anything after the 19th will have to go priority mail. elias: elias: the holiday decorations have been going up across the hawkeye state...but the city of ames has had to hold off on the lighting. they say the lights that lit up main street for 25 years are in no shape to be turned on. some are missing bulbs, other strands are hanging loose. downtown businesses are worried the new darker image could have an impact on how many people choose to impact on how many people choose to celebrate in the area... they say people are noticing the area doesn't look the same...

going to turn the rest of the lights on? we'll we wish we could... but we can't. they're in bad shape. " elias: it would take 80- thousand dollars for new l-e-d lights that could be used year round...and a fundraiser has been started. more information on how to help is on our website, we are iowa dot com. elias: still to come on local 5 news midday... sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures

across central iowa! we should start with partly cloudy skies but i think we'll have full sunshine by the end of the day. all that sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the metro. overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast but if we are going to see any next tuesday is going to be our best chance.

local five news midday. we'll be back after this with the executive director of the blue ribbon bacon festival.

bacon fest brooks reynolds executive director blue ribbon bacon festival http: festival http: the 9th annual blue ribbon bacon festival will be held at the iowa events center on saturday, february 20, 2016 with tickets available online through a link on th page and by phone at (866)553-2457 on 12/10/15 beginning at 12:10 p.m. a limited number of general admission and

during a pre-sale prior to the 12/10 online sale date. beginning on december 1, bacon- lovers can speed-walk (or drive) to their greater des moines or ames hy-vee store and buy tickets along with the purchase of bacon (not required, but highly encouraged). every year, the celebration adopts a wacky theme for attendees, restaurants and sponsors to embrace. from baconmania viii's wrestling vibe to viva las bacon's tribute to old vegas, everyone gets a little goofy to take part in the bacon madness. this year's upcoming event will promote a healthy bacon lifestyle by incorporating aerobic fitness into the culture of bacon fellowship. so, dust off your thigh masters, put a richard simmons video in your vcr and start sweatin' to the sizzle with "body by bacon".

and before we go, take a look at this today... elias: drivers stopped by police in one michigan county got quite the surprise. rather than handing out tickets for routine traffic violations, police and deputies handed out turkeys and gift cards. it's part of a holiday program called "operation present patrol". now the stops were for legitimate reasons, but so long as the drivers had a valid license and no outstanding drivers had a valid license and no outstanding warrants, they got off with a holiday special. sam weather adlib: today is going to be an amazing day for iowa with temperatures climbing into the 60s across central iowa! we should start with

full sunshine by the end of the day. all that sun and a westerly wind during the day is going to push high temps right near 60 degrees here in the metro. overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on sunday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter- like feel should return as lows fall into the 30s. snow looks pretty limited through the forecast but if we are going to see any next tuesday is going to be our best

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