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acyour forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: what a crazy day of weather we had today with snow, heavy rains, thunder and even a tornado watch was issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on

" local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" welcome to local five news... i'm stephanie angleson. jack off. there are 16 for president by now, you've probably heard. lots of time in up to the but there are bunch more who are just trying to catch a little bit of the national attention. and one of them just moved into a west des moines neighborhood. his name is rocky de la fuente and there's a problem-- his neighbors and the city, don't want his campaign there. stephanie: joining us now to explain is local five's nikki davidson. nikki presidential candidates like to make a splash when they come to town-- with mega events or celebrity endorsements. this one however.. is getting noticed for something that's in his front driveway... which has become a neighborhood controversy.

west des moines police are getting involved. (bells) when democratic presidental candidate rocky de la fuente opened his doors for a holiday party inside his new west des moines residence tonight... he had visions of santa... christmas trees, and colored lights... but he also got a visit from police. 17:04:41 it just violates city ordinance, it just does. when we get complaints, we have to take proper steps to make sure people are following ordinances. west des moines officers tell us in the past few days the city has gotten numerous complaints from the neighborhood... residents feel the big trailer and bus labeled "rocky 2016.com" isn't something they want in their quiet suburban neighborhood. tonight the candidate himself invited us into his new home... (this is my war room) a local headquarters of sorts for his campaign. 17:27:44 i'm gonna be here the month of january, feb, march, even through when the election is done, it will be over but peoples problems won't be solved. he says some neighbors have greeted him warmly... others made it clear they don't like this campaign resources... 17:19:42 i have one four houses down, they dont like my bus, they have to be patient i just moved in...

ordinance so he has to move these in the next seven days. he tells us... they will be gone long before that... he wants his signs mobile all over iowa so more people see his name.. 17:20:20 we're trying to get out as soon as possible, we dont want it here. we want it driven all over... but hes is going to continue urging the public to stop by his house for campaign events... like a christmas eve open house for the children tomorrow... (see we did the front and back) he says all the decorations are to make his home look like the north pole. 17:22:10 everybody has the right, i don't tell you what to do. i'm a good neighbor, i consider people but somtimes people should be more patient. if they see we just moved in, give me moer than two days. nikki police say those resources actually violate two different city ordinances, and they will be following up to make sure the

following city code. in the studio, nikki davidson, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: nikki, thanks. rocky de la fuente is a san diego businessman who is running as a democrat. he says he thinks democrats are looking for someone else besides hillary clinton. to the latest now from the party frontrunners. republican donald trump still on the hot seat today for using a sexually derogatory term used when describing hillary clinton's loss to barack obama in 2008. and he's lashing out at the mainstream media-- blaming it for mischaracterizin g his comment. . trump claims the term he used was "not vulgar" and used frequently in new york politics, but hillary clinton's campaign calls it "degrading language" " d "disgusting sexist slurs." sot- (clinton) you're looking at somebody who's had a lot of terrible things to say about me despite repeated controversies over trump's rhetoric, a new

shows he maintains his commanding lead in the republican race... at 39 percent. stephanie: a metro family's business got destroyed today by fire. "auto parts on maury" is a salvage shop in des moines. and today, days before christmas-- they lost everything. here's local 5's claire powell . " when i got out here theflames were 20-25 feet above the building " just before 10 am-- flames came shooting from the top of auto parts on maury... "we were in the first bay getting cans because my cousin wanted extra chrimstas money, he noticed the building had more smoke than usual" after checking a back room- silsby's cousin, the owner, noticed flames coming from the ceiling. he tried to stop the fire from spreading. "so he saw the flames on the cieling, grabbed the extinguisher, tried to put it out but by that time it was too much just had to get out of here" with heavy smoke taking over- silsby, his cousin and three other men tried to salvage what they could. including this truck

"probably ten seconds later i wouldve had flames right over my head" they were going to give it to their little brother for christmas this year. "supposed to be a christmas present, we were trying to get it out, the building fell on top of it,well we dont have time to get that " silsby said before the fire, they were wrapping up for the week, heading to the recycling center- then... to the mall for last minute shopping. "we were gettign ready to go christmas shoppign today, thats what the cans were for" "it was wild, side started falling trying to get eveyrhting out they could but it was just a little too late i think" silsby said the rain helped slow the fire- but not before it took the newly renovated parts store completely. he's not sure when or if they'll start over again. "trying to piece it together, make it in to a... a better shop" stephanie: the cause of the fire is still under investigation but the building is considered a total loss. stephanie: tonight the community of madrid gathered to remember a

stephanie madrid high school head coach randy hinkle died suddenly of a heart attack on sunday. along with football, hinkel also coached track and field for the tigers-- he coached 5 state championship teams and produced numerous individual state winners. he's been at the helm of those teams for nearly 30 years. stephanie: tonight -- hundreds of people gathered in the school colors -- black and orange -- for visitation services in the gym. students, colleagues and longtime friends alike joined in to support each other -- and to share their favorite memories of the coach, which weren't just about football. " it's definitely ... the way he connects with his players. the amount of care he has is insane, he cares what he can teach you for the future, that's why so many people are here, he impacted so many lives. stephanie:

has been set up in randy's name at the city state bank in madrid. we'll have more on hinkel's life and legacy coming up in sports. stephanie: tornadoes hit the south this afternoon, leaving at least three dead -- including a 7- year-old boy -- and injuring at least 40 more. two other people were missing, as the storms leveled homes. there were at least 21 reports of tornadoes today, including a "large and extremely dangerous" one near oxford, mississippi. mississippi is where the seven year old was killed, though no details about what exactly happened to him have been released yet tonight. back here in central iowa-- there was a tornado watch issued earlier that has since expired. it was a wet day, though, and we did get a little snow too. the big flakes melted as they came down, but it was a little jolt of christmas spirit... stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad here now... brad

stephanie: alright brad, we'll check in with you next. also coming up... an elf emergency! we'll explain, ahead. stephanie: then, why the hawkeyes aren't too sad about not being home for the holidays. take sot sabrina: tomorrow on good morning iowa. do you have a lot of visitors coming for christmas? well, we're going to have a guest to show us some tricks for decorating those holiday cookies. plus her cookies are delicious. sam: i'm excited for that. i'm excited it's christmas eve. our forecast, we're trying to get it white. not so sure it's going to happen, though. sabrina: we'll break it all down

jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: weather adlib: what a crazy day of weather we had today with snow, heavy rains, thunder and even a tornado watch was issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning. thursday will bring another chance for some snow showers to mainly western and central iowa with some minor accumulations possible on mainly grassy areas

will be colder in the days to come with highs in the 30s thursday and barely reaching 40 friday and saturday. a good chance for snow and an icy mix comes our way monday, so keep it tuned to local 5 news for the latest on this system. either way, it is looking pretty cold for the last week of the year, so brace yourself! brad stephanie: issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning. thursday will bring another chance for some snow showers to mainly western and central iowa with some minor accumulations possible on mainly grassy areas especially west of the metro. temperatures will be colder in the days to come with highs in the 30s thursday and barely reaching 40 friday and saturday. a good chance for snow and an icy mix comes our way monday, so keep it tuned to local 5 news for the latest on this system. either way, it is looking pretty cold for the last week of the year, so brace

issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning. thursday will bring another chance for some snow showers to mainly western and central iowa with some minor accumulations possible on mainly grassy areas especially west of the metro. temperatures will be colder in the days to come with highs in the 30s thursday and barely reaching 40 friday and saturday. a good chance for snow and an icy mix comes our way monday, so keep it tuned to local 5 news for the latest on this system. either way, it is looking pretty cold for the last week of the year, so brace yourself! issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the

for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning. thursday will bring another chance for some snow showers to mainly western and central iowa with some minor accumulations possible on mainly grassy areas especially west of the metro. temperatures will be colder in the days to come with highs in the 30s thursday and barely reaching 40 friday and saturday. a good chance for snow and an icy mix comes our way monday, so keep it tuned to local 5 news for the latest on this system. either way, it is looking pretty cold for the last week of the year, so brace yourself! brad stephanie: stephanie: stephanie:

and brad-- we know that on christmas eve, along with your weather radar, you'll be watching the norad santa radar closely. you can follow santa's progress at home too on the "norad santa" website. santa making some final stops before his big night, right here in the metro. we visited the christmas village at valley west mall tonight, where there were long-lines, but excited kids. the mall has a whole interactive experience there on the first

middle of the mall-- complete with i-pad games and movies playing while you wait. despite the lines, the kids couldn't wait to take a seat with the big man in red. pepper say this is my first christmas back home in iowa we've been out of state in hawaii for the past 2 years so she's never seen santa before cause she really likes santa shes really excited we're shopping late doing the late shopping just the schedule everythings crazy stephanie: you can still catch santa at valley west mall tomorrow until 2 p-m. stephanie: coming up next... a holiday story that'll make you grin. " (911 dispatch) "911. where is your emergency? 911. hello?" (isabella laperuta, 7- year-old): "it's isabella." (911 dispatch) "hi, hi isabella. why are you calling 911?" why a little girl was so worried about her elf on a shelf, she called for emergency help!

"your watching local 5 news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " stephanie welcome back-- police responded to an unusual emergency call and saved christmas for a young new jersey girl. reporter meg baker has the story. captioning is summary of story, not verbatim script a 7-year-old new jersey girl called 911 in a panic when she did something that she thought would get her in trouble with santa. isabella laperuta, of old bridge, contacted cops after she accidentally touched her elf on the shelf -- a no-no, according to the popular children's book, because doing so means the christmas magic goes away from the home. a recording of the 911 call revealed the girl's concerns. "hello?" the 911 operator says. "it's isabella," the girl says. "hi. hi, isabella. why are you calling 911?" the operator asks. suddenly, the girl panics. vandal cuts christmas light wires in nj town: cops "don't come to my house!" she shouts.

she goes on to explain, "i was trying to call my dad" to tell him about the accident. the operator responds, "you can just say you made a mistake." salvation army worker finds cash in pocket of donated clothing despite izzy's pleas, police have to check out any 911 call from a child, so an officer went to the home and when he arrived, found the girl in tears. stephanie: a sad goodbye up in madrid

jordan they don't make guys like randy hinkel anymore... coming up on local 5 sports, we look back on coach hinkel's life and hear from his players why they'll remember his time away from football more

" now, local 5 sports with jordan furbee. we are iowa sports" jordan: when you think about madrid football, it's hard not to think about randy hinkel. for the past 29 years, he led the tigers to the playoffs 25 times, winning a state title in 1991. the jungle was the place to be on friday nights. hinkel also had success on the track, winning 5 state titles. but it's his impact off the field of play that his players will remember most... "wednesday night up in madrid, hundreds and hundreds of people, current and former players, friends and family came to remember randy hinkel. there were tears, but also smiles and laughter... after 29 years, it's hard to imagine what madrid football would be without him. but it's e ven harder to imagine how different life would be for the people he impacted... "he coached my dad, he coached my older brother and he

brother who's a senior this year." these players were a part of coach hinkel's last team and it doesn't take long for the stories and memories to come pouring out... "during the middle of practice, he goes 'luke how you going to be in shape when you come back?' i'm like of course, 'i've been running and stuff' i haven't. he goes, 'well how bout you start running until i tell you to stop. about a half hour later, i hear him and mr. perkins yelling, because he forgot me." "i don't know if i can say this, but he always kicked my ass when i needed it. whenever i knew i could be pushed further and didn't wanna be, he was the guy that pulled me aside, screamed at me and got me back going." "he's just talking normal and we're all getting ready for the game and hinkel turns and he just screams 'are you ready!?' it was awesome, it got us all excited and that was one of my favorite memories about hinkel and i'm going to miss him." as much as people will miss coach on the field, it's his impact off the field that will resonate forever.

his passion that he had for the game of football but not only for the game of football but passion for us as players and the community and he always wanted us to succeed after football and in life." "he doesn't care about himself, he doesn't care about the wins or losses, he cares about what you're learning, what he can teach you for life, how he can prepare you for the future and that's why everyone's here, because he did that for so many people and impacted so many lifes." "football's just a nice thing to have that he was a great coach and a great person, but he was an awesome guy outside, loved to joke around with us and ya he was a great guy and he'll be missed.. jordan: a memorial fund has been set up in randy's name. contributions to the fund may be sent to city state bank in madrid. jordan: on this, christmas eve "eve" most are getting ready for the big holiday, baking cookies, decorating their

at channel five. but for the iowa hawkeyes, they have a different itinierary for christmas. alex giaimo has more from iowa city... "(alex giaimo) tomorrow is christmas eve but it's also the day the hawkeyes fly to pasadena for the rose bowl. and although the hawks won't be home for christmas they are grateful to be spending the holiday with their football family. (kirk ferentz) christmas? it's actually like a wednesday of practice for us. ho ho ho...so uh we will celebrate christmas as a team that evening but it's just we do things a little differently i guess but i explained to our guys, first of all, as a coach, it's bad luck to not be coaching over christmas or over the holidays. we tried that a couple years ago it's not much fun. (cj beathard) i love being home whenever i can but when you're in college or a professional athlete, especially football, it's probably a good thing that you're not home on christmas because that means you didn't have a good season. (cole fisher) we had one year, obviously, when we didn't make a bowl game um you know i was home for christmas and yea it's great seeing the famly but at the same time sitting at home with the family watching

(alex giaimo) the hawkeyes head out tomorrow morning for warm weather and sunny skies. not to shabby of a christmas after all. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report. i'm alex giaimo. " jordan we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. brad: weather adlib:

weather we hadthunder and even a tornado watch was issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. " "