through western iowa during the morning hours and slowly fade out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. grassy areas will be affected the most, but with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going to stay in the mid 30s with an even colder night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it doesn't look too bad with highs back in the upper 30s to low 40s! rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we are still eyeing a big system poised to give us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tuesday, so try and get any holiday travel done on sunday. nikki: also coming up on local five news midday.... tornado outbreaks across the south are making conditions dangerous this holiday weekend. nikki: an unwanted presidential campaign has popped up right here in west des moines. find out why neighbors and the city are upset, coming up. nikki: new dispatch audio has been released from the shooting of 17 year-old laquan mcdonald in chicago. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" nikki: good morning

local 5 news midday...i'm nikki davidson. nikki: a wednesday morning fire hit a family business in the metro, leaving nearly nothing behind. it happened at "auto parts on maury" ... a salvage shop on maury street in des moines. the shop is run by a 19 year old man, his younger cousins and a few close friends. many are working at the store to save money for college or to help pay other bills. they had just renovated the building and had been working on renovated the building and had been working on something extra special for christmas-- until the fire took it all away. local 5's claire powell has their story. " 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

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 they'd been working on for months. "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" nikki: des moines fire department says

fire is still under investigation. they believe the building is a total loss- with tens of thousands of dollars in damage. nikki: a facebook post from a runnells man has gone viral -- all due to an effort to help an altoona veteran. this post from jake holloway was posted yesterday and jake holloway was posted yesterday and has more than 52-hundred shares already. he told local 5 on the phone that he met a veteran in a walmart parking lot in altoona who was living in this jeep with his dog. the veteran named "nick" told holloway... he's fallen on hard times. he just got back from overseas... and has a job -- but hasn't been paid yet. now as the post has gone viral - -more and more people have stopped by nick's jeep to donate food, money and pet supplies. one person even paid for a hotel room through monday. local 5 news went to the parking lot in an attempt to speak to nick. but he wasn't there wednesday morning. nikki/1shot: over in west des moines...police are looking for two women who may be trying to get pills not

them. they were driving either a maroon suv or a white minivan- type car. the women have been involved in several prescription fraud cases in the metro. crime stoppers of central iowa is offering a 1- thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. you can call the number on your screen if you know anything about this case. nikki: back here in central iowa-- there was a tornado watch issued earlier yesterday. 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... nikki: take a look at video of those tornados we mentionedthat have been hitting the south.... this one was have been hitting the south.... this one was taken in holly springs mississippi before the tornado touched down. mississippi was hit the hardest by the storms in the south. at least three people were killed and another dozen or so people were injured. tornados also hit parts of indiana and arkansas. nikki: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at

weather adlib: a winter weather advisory is in place across western iowa through the end of the day today as snow is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning hours and slowly fade out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. grassy areas will be affected the most, but with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going to stay in the mid 30s with an even colder night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it doesn't look too bad with highs back in the upper 30s to low 40s! rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we are still eyeing a big system poised to give us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tuesday, so try and get any holiday travel done on sunday. nikki:

people running for president with names that, by now, you've probably heard. nikki: they're spending lots of time in iowa in the run- up to the caucuses. but there are also a whole 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. (bells) when democratic presidental candidate rocky de la fuente opened his doors for a holiday party inside his

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... police say rocky is in violation of city 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

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 presidental candidate is following city code. nikki: on the national campaign trail and the race for the white house- two top

donald trump, going after hillary clinton. and ted cruz intensifying his attacks on the mainstream media. abc's tom llamas has the story. "senator ted cruz taking on a major newspaper saying it crossed the line for some cheap laughs. cruz outraged the washington post ran this cartoon -- depicting cruz's two young daughters as toy monkeys attached to his presidential campaign after the five and seven year old appeared in a christmas-themed campaign ad on television. nats several gop candidates quickly coming to the senator's defense -- in a tweet, marco rubio called the cartoon "disgusting" sot cruz: "...not much ticks me off but making fun of my girls, that'll do it donald trump telling fox news the cartoon was inappropriate sot trump, fnc it mean one thing to talk about your children, but it's another thing the way they were depicted. i won't even mention how they were depicted. but these are two beautiful children and you just can't do that. and jeb bush saying this in an interview: sot jeb bush / fox news this is off limits. and ted cruz is absolutely right to be outraged. cruz even extending the message of

press across party lines . sot cruz: "don't mess with our kids. don't mess with my kids. don't mess with marco's kids. don't mess with hillary's kids. don't mess with anybody's kids." meanwhile donald trump and hillary clinton continue to clash on twitter. the republican frontrunner tweeting this warning after clinton said trump is known for having a 'penchant for sexism" in an interview. trump tweeting "hillary, when you complain about "a penchant for sexism," who are you referring to. i have great respect for women. be careful!" " nikki: coming up on local 5 news midday... coming up on local 5 news midday... a man from the east coast is delivering presents in a creative way this

nikki: and... a change coming to your travel experiences, tsa can now ask all travellers to pass through the body scanner, even if you want to opt out. nikki: next.... the mad-rid community is remembering their late football coach and all he gave to the team and the community, " you're watching local 5 news midday in

nikki: now turning to the mad-rid community their late coach. when you think about their program, it's hard not to think about randy hinkel. for the past 29 tigers to the playoffs 25 times, winning a state title in 19- hinkel also had success on the track, winning 5 state titles. off the field will remember most... jordan furbee has more. "wednesday night up in madrid, hundreds and hundreds of people, current and former

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 coached my older brother who's a senior this year." these players were a part of coach hinkel's last team and it the stories and memories to come "during the middle of how you going to be in 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. could be pushed further and didn't guy that pulled me aside, screamed at me and got me back going." "he's just talking

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. "i'll always remember 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.. nikki: a memorial fund has been set up in randy's name.

the fund may be sent to city state bank in madrid. nikki: sam is back now... sam a winter weather advisory is in place across western iowa through the end of the day today as snow is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning hours and slowly fade out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. grassy areas will be affected the most, but with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going to stay in the mid 30s with an even colder night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it upper 30s to low 40s! friday night and throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we system poised to give and snow around next

weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: a winter weather advisory is in place

is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning hours and slowly fade out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines.

with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going to stay in the mid 30s with an even colder night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it doesn't look too bad with highs back in the

rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we are still eyeing a big system poised to give us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tuesday, so try and get any holiday

sam: nikki: nikki: we told you

december states here's flooding kentucky. here in iowa, we bit of rain yesterday as well. it doesn't look christmas there in kentucky or hawkeye state nikki: still to come on local five news midday... the animal rescue league is furry friends... nikki: we are back with denise toye from the animal rescue league... about the arl - about arl

arl league of iowa (arl) is nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets

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

number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have thousand animals a than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and in the past few years we have begun to see a

number of animals we care for, but our

arl's proghd. we are iowa" : nikki: on consumer matters... nikki: the administration rule for airport screening. t-s-a screeners can now force anyone to go through body scanners, even if they want to opt out. before the change, passengers could choose a full body pat down instead of the body scanner. now t-s-a agents can require passengers to go through the scanner.... even if they want to opt out. a t-s-a spokesperson says the scanner does not store personal information and improves threat detection for metallic and non-metallic objects that a pat-down might miss. the change comes amid heightened security concerns about terror plots on commercial airlines. nikki: hyatt hotel officials are advising customers to

statements... discovering malware hackers access customer numbers. found on the systems used to process customer payments. based resort with outside security experts to figure out what happened. hotel officials have not confirmed whether any information was stolen by hackers. nikki: every year tech toys get more and more popular under the christmas tree. there are some things to keep in mind, though, when giving or receiving these gifts. before using the new smartphone laptop -- go to the "settings" privacy options. the gifts -- there options, like the parental controls in the settings. nikki: coming up on local 5 news midday... new dispatch audio has been released from the case of 17 year-old laquan mcdonald, who was shot 16 times by a chicago police officer. nikki: next.... severe weather is hitting the whole country, from tornadoes

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nikki: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm nikki davidson. nikki: a dangerous and deadly storm system swept through the country sparking tornadoes, killing several people in multiple states. officials are still searching for missing people. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. "caught on camera overnight... nat "oh! i think that's a tornado line of powerful and deadly storms churned up tornadoes from the midwest to the south last night. indiana, iowa, mississippi and tennesee survived nearly two dozen confirmed twisters that left 7 people dead and 40 more injured. natsot - "i can't stick find some cover." in holly springs, northern mississippi, a among the dead. this biggest threat...about cover as a massive across the area. drivers were caught on the roads trying to

escape. sot - "back it up! no! you ain't got time to turn around!" natsot - woman - "there's a tornado in front of us." man - "settle down." nat chainsaw in tennessee, the work to clear vital roads began overnight after those strong winds threw vehicles around, ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. tornado damage here...but out west, more severe weather. the roads were a snowy mess in utah impacting traffic. 80 mile per hour wind gust in mojave california tore the roof off this building and toppled tractor trailers on this major freeway. sot - it's scary. i don't like this truck rocking (kenneth standup close) big rigs were banned from that california highway until the winds died down. in the midwest and south, there are states of emergency as residents try to pick up the pieces on this christmas eve. kenneth moton, abc news washington. " all: (reax) nikki: nikki: though the

claps yesterday afternoon, we missed the tornados that hit the south and over in parts of western illinois. as we saw, communities down there are still recuperating after a string of strong storms and tornados whipped through last night. nikki: meteorologist sam schreier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: a winter weather advisory is in place across western iowa through the end of the day today as snow is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning

out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. grassy areas will be affected the most, but with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going to stay in the mid 30s with an even colder night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it doesn't look too bad with highs back in the upper 30s to low 40s! rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we are still eyeing a big system poised to give us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tuesday, so try and get any holiday travel done on sunday. nikki: authorities have

police dispatch audio from the laquan mcdonald shooting in chicago. the 17 year old, holding a knife, was shot 16 times by an officer back in october 2014. " dispatch: "and we've got...asking for a taser for an offender with a knife." asking for a taser. as we've heard in the past, the first officers responding to the area where laquan mcdonald was shot found him brandishing a knife, behaving erratically. there'd been reports he'd been breaking into trucks, stealing radios. police say he slashed a tire on one of their squads. they wanted to use a taser to subdue him, but only sergeants have those. so they wait for a sergeant. that goes on for a little while, as the 17-year-old, still holding the knife, is trailed by police. dispatch continually requests updates. dispatch: "anybody close...? responding officer: "...we're about two blocks away." but that's not a response from a sergeant. it's not an officer armed with a taser. additional squads are now closing in on the teen. dash-cam video released by the chicago police department tells part of the story, but due to a technical glitch,

responding squads had working dash- cams, the city says, so now we hear how this unfolded. the dispatcher appears to be taking great care to stay on top of the what's unfolding at 41st and pulaski, telling officers who weren't there to keep the channel clear, awaiting word that the teen with the knife has been subdued and arrested. we're replaying the next words in real time, as dispatch asks for another update and is told mcdonald has been shot. dispatch "let me know when he's in custody, guys." responding officer: "shots fired by police. shots fired by police...over here." --suggested tag-- prosecutors say officer jason van dyke stepped from his squad car and almost immediately started shooting, firing 16 times. no other officer on the scene fired a shot. van dyke is now charged with first- degree murder."

caused huge disruptions for mall of america shoppers and holiday travelers at the minneapolis - saint paul international airport. they were protesting the deadly shooting of jamar clark by minneapolis way law handling the investigation. nikki: into the holiday nice weather on the east coast is deliver presents a little take a look. " instead of santa on a sleigh, it's santa on a bike. and the presents he's delivering are christmas trees. riding down the street is probably the most interestingthing when ive got two or three big trees loaded in the santa suit a lot of beeping and waving and yo santa. santa is joe rider of evergrfeen delivery, he says his business took root four years ago and has been growing quickly. i mean i had a little cart and i was using it to do some farmers market work and farmers market transport and i just rolled by by mickeys

neighborhood and i said hey rickey, wh ydon't we try to do some of these christmas trees by bike, and he said sure, have at it. that first year he had delivered 30 trees. this year, he'll drop off 240. i get a lot of business from bike enthusiasts and environmentally friendly people and just people who want a christmas tree but can't do it themselves." nikki: and today, you can already track where and today, you can already track where santa claus is in the world. on the norad website, you can see where santa has just been, where he is heading in real time and you can see how many presents he has already delivered. nikki: 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 meteorologist sam

weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: a winter weather advisory is in place across western iowa through the end of the day today as snow is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning hours and slowly fade out across central iowa during the afternoon. accumulations will

to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. affected the most, but with the freeze overnight roads in western iowa will likely get a bit slick under the fresh snow during the morning. highs today are going

night expected as lows fall intot he mid 20s. christmas day is just about here and it doesn't look too bad with highs back in the upper 30s to low 40s! rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we

us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tuesday, so try and get any holiday travel done on sunday. sam: nikki: nikki: santa is making

night, right here in the metro. we visited the christmas village at valley west mall wednesday night, where there were long-lines, but excited kids. the mall has a whole interactive experience there on the first floor in the 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 nikki: you can still catch santa at valley west mall today until 2 p-m. all:

nikki: you're watching we'll be back after this.

nikki/ots: a sioux city couple says a new device for heart patients is giving them peace of mind, and giving them their life back. george davis is struggling with heart problems, but he's excited about this new tool to keep him out of the hospital. local 5's jenna rehnstrom reports. " he could just not wake up one day, you know um, sorry. linda davis fights back tears when she talks about the health complications her family lives with every day. her husband

over the past few and out of the hospital complications. couldn't breathe, i had to sit up to breathe, i couldn't lay down, it was like my lungs were collapsing. and they took 19 point something liters of fluid out of my lungs. when things get bad, george expereinces terrible pressure and shortness of breath from the fluid that system.but, the past month has been a ray couple. george is the first patient at sioux city's mercy medical center to use a new tool to allow his doctor to monitor his health from home... and keep him out of the hopsital. it's a little device, about the size of a quarter, called a cardiomems. dr. jerome pierson says, "we place this device in the pulmonary artery and it sends a signal to one of the receivers that will tell us an estimate of the pressure inside the lungs. and when we use this device, we become proactive and we're able to treat

symptoms." his nurse, lynett, are eye on george's fluid transmitted directly to their computers. the idea is that, through this data, increased pressure on the pulmonary artery can be spotted even before weight and blood pressure changes appear, which are often used as indirect measures of worsening heart failure. dr. pierson says, "we've been able to make some changes just based upon our numbers that i think prevented george from ending up in the hospital again." for george and linda, this adjustment in his care means a bit of normalcy has returned to their lives... and that's been life-changing. "it's still an uphill battle and it's proably going to be for the rest of my life, but it's going to be easier- i'm not going to sit there and wait until i fill up with fluid," says george. linda says, "just the fact that we can catch the fluid build-up early, is just a weight lifted off of my shoulders. they've actually really given me my husband back." " nikki:

for a final look at your weather as you head out on the road or in the air this christmas weekend. nikki:

if you're snuggled up inside, the snow is falling outside here in the metro. one of local 5's photographers ran out to grab the white flakes as they came down this morning. sam weather adlib: a winter weather advisory is in place across western iowa through the end of the day today as snow is expected and lots of people will be on the road travelling. snow showers will move through western iowa during the morning

iowa during the afternoon. generally be around 1 to 3" west of the metro, but we could still see an inch or so here in des moines. grassy areas will be affected the most, but with the freeze western iowa will during the morning. to stay in the mid 30s night expected as 20s. christmas day is doesn't look too bad upper 30s to low 40s! rain returns late friday night and should last throughout parts of the day saturday. sunday looks dry and cold as of now, and we are still eyeing a big system poised to give us a mess of rain, ice and snow around next monday and tuesday, so try and get any holiday travel done on sunday. nikki: thanks for watching... you can view today's top stories and an

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