incredibly mild with our lows falling into the mid 40s and a stronger westerly wind. friday we're going to see mostly sunny skies and we're headed for an incredible day with highs climbing into the mid 60s accompanied by a strong wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and on local five news midday.... an arrest has been made in the west des moines hit and run that left a tennessee man dead. lucas:: and the florida winners of the powerball jackpot have now come forward. how they are preparing themselves after a lucky win. lucas: finally, a florida teen is in custody after pretending to be a licensed physician.. we'll take a look at what he had to say about it all, coming up. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" lucas: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm lucas casey. lucas: we'd like to let everyone know first that there are major power outages affecting many homes here in central iowa.

energy website, there are more than 3000 homes affected in des moines, and more than 300 in polk county, as well as some homes in johnston and urbandale. now on to our top story. "whistle slap " lucas: state wrestling is underway at the well. and a hot topic at the state house is also resonating on the mats during this year's tournament the state tournament has grappling for victory....but a statehouse is coaches, athletic directors, and if passed, every would be an athletic trainer to be at certain varsity local 5's claire powell met with school leaders wednesday to see what they have to say. "its the biggest week for iowa wrestling but directors and parents, what a new iowa bill could mean for their wrestlers take a beating. dangers that come with each sport" some have taken so much, they're out.

of three lake mills bulldogs, who is benched because of concussions "i got two in football one after in a week, then antoher one two weeks ago in wrestling in an effort to curb these serious injuries, a proposed bill passing through the senate says every home team should require an athletic trainer at every varsity collision sport. football, soccer. and wrestling. but can schools handle that? a lot say no. "you knwo as ad's we love the idea, we'd also love the support to get that done and get invovled in the conversations on how we can provide that" jim boehmer - grant's dad and lake mill's athletic director- says there's more than one problem. how to provide a trainer for everyone- especially rural schools. why just varsity sports? and on why no funding?

something we can eat" others says its a step in the right direction but not the perfect solution. "i know stress on schools is heavy, legisalators have to take into consideration someway to fund it" lake mills says the schools who have trainers already should consider themselves lucky, because the ones that don't could be facing a tough future. "i dotn think we can prevent everything but itlltake funding to supply people, number of doctors and trainers availabe have to haev them, gotta be able to pay them. to put that on the district thats difficult to fund themselves the way it is right now, thats going to be difficult" "the bill passed senate subcommitee monday, moves on to the senate education committee to see if it gets through funnel week. from wells fargo arena, claire powell local 5 news we are iowa" lucas: and we want to know what you think? if this legislation passes, who should pay for all those trainers? each school or the state? let us know, we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook....

we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. lucas: iowa wrestling takes center stage at the wells fargo arena today, as individual matches begin in the state tournament. this is the 96th year for the event, which draws hundreds of athletes, coaches, parents, and fans to downtown des moines. expect lots more traffic both on the roads and sidewalks....visit ors should also be aware that sections of the skywalk are closed due to construction of the convention center hotel. lucas: local 5 sports director jon schaeffer is live now out at wells fargo. let's check in with him. jon? jon/live: live at wells fargo arena state wrestling tournament history of wrestling. 96th year

meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we've been waiting all week for our big warm up and we've finally made it, get ready for 50s and beyond through the weekend! today we're going to remain fairly overcast, so our highs are going to peak in the mid 50s, which is still great. it will be very windy today with a southeast wind blowing through at 15 to 25 mph. overnight it will stay incredibly mild with our lows falling into the mid 40s and a stronger westerly wind. friday we're going to see mostly

incredible day with highs climbing into the mid 60s accompanied by a strong wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and we're going to slip back into the 40s through most of next week. we are looking dry through the weekend and even through most of next week. lucas: meanwhile, a man now faces charges in a hit and run case from last year. lucas: west des moines police have now made an arrest in a hit and run that happened on raccoon river drive last august... last year, the body of 21-year- old daulton holly from tennessee was found along the road. since then, police had been looking for the car involved, even offering a thousand dollar reward. 37 year-old ronald hauser from van meter

he's charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and o-w- i...and is out on bond. lucas: authorities release new details about some new year's day burglaries. lucas: the hamilton and webster county sheriff's offices have been involved in a joint investigation.,... the case involves the january first burglary of rungo's bar in stratford... and the burglary of the iron saddle saloon in dayton on that same day. investigators released images from the crime, hoping to identify the suspect... both sheriff's offices received numerous tips in the case, and have now named matthew lee moore of west des moines as the suspect. a warrant for third degree burglary has been issued for moore, who is believed to be living in the metro area. anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact law enforcement or the hamilton county crime stoppers. lucas: new this morning, some residents in denison are outraged over offensive images allegedly created by the

lucas: an investigation by the mayor's office found racist and pornographic pictures transmitted from police chief john emswiler to a shared city computer drive. the denison city attorney confirmed the lewd images were created on emswiler's private computer, but wasn't aware how they ended up on technology that was seen by co- workers. angry residents took to the streets wednesday to protest the police chief's actions. " --sot--(ray ohl/fmr. denison police officer): "public opinion. what he's got on his computer is not right and i think any reasonable person would agree. basically trying to get it out there saying he this is what's going on here this is the reason the things are they way they are and it needs to change."" lucas: the mayor has reportedly taken disciplinary action against the police chief. lucas: also new this morning...kum & go in unveiling a new store design in johnston... lucas: the convenience store chain opened the doors to its first marketplace store this morning... the newly rebuilt location on northwest 86th street in johnston will feature new offerings including a grwoler station for fresh beer,

patio space. kum & go also expanded its food preparation and offering with a "go fresh market". the company plans to offer lots of special today to celebrate the new design. today to celebrate the new design. lucas: coming up on local 5 news midday... president obama has opened the line to cuba, as he plans his visit to the island, only the first president in office to do so since calvin coolidge in 1928. lucas: and... the fbi and apple are butting heads over the issue of privacy versus national security. we'll take a look at what both sides are saying, coming up. lucas: but next.... the fight continues over a replacement for late supreme court justice antonin scalia, with president obama now making strides to fill the position.

local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa.com" : lucas: welcome back everyone. the white house is laying the ground work to fill the supreme court vacancy after the death of justice antonin scalia. president obama is pushing republicans to move forward with the confirmation process once he names a nominee. but as pamela brown reports - that's unlikely to happen without a very partisan fight. " " --reporter pkg-as follows-- back at the white house for the first time since justice antonin scalia's death... president obama is meeting with his legal team to decide who will replace the conservative giant. (josh earnest, white house press secretary) "we've been in touch with -- with both parties on this question. and i would anticipate that there will be more conversations in the days ahead." on the heels of president obama demanding the senate do its job, senator chuck schumer, a democrat on the judiciary committee is blasting republicans who are threatening to block any nominee. (sen. chuck schumer, (d) new york) "the level of obstruction we've

mind-boggling. the grassroots voices are going to be the key in getting senator mcconnell back off and let the senate do its job." some senate republicans are taking a softer approach, saying it's too soon to make any decisions. senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley suggests he may be open to hearings. senator tom tillis warning fellow republicans not to look like obstructionists (steve vladeck, legal analyst) "the interesting question is whether the american people will react the way president obama is expecting them to. is there a political backlash if the republicans even refuse to even provide ordinary confirmation process to a candidate to who's qualifications are unquestioned?" as the high court prepares to be back on the bench on monday with scalia's chair draped in black, court watchers say any announcement on a replacement will likely wait until after the justice is laid to rest this weekend. (steve vladeck, legal analyst) "as soon as the white house believes that the morning period has ended, that it won't

process i think they're going to move as quickly as they can." --tag-- lucas: president obama will pay his respects at the supreme court tomorrow when justice scalia will lie in repose a republican voice has come out on the side of president obama...in what is shaping to be a tense nomination process.. retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor says he should name scalia's replacement. o'connor, the first female appointed to the court, was the nominee of president ronald reagan. lucas: you're watching local 5 news midday. we'll be back with a look at your full forecast after this.

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts"

weather adlib: we've been waiting all week for our big warm up and we've finally made it, get ready for 50s and beyond through the weekend! today we're going to remain fairly overcast, so our highs are going to peak in the mid 50s, which is still great. it will be very windy today with a southeast wind blowing through at 15 to 25 mph. overnight it will stay incredibly mild with our lows falling into the mid 40s and a stronger westerly wind. friday we're going to see mostly sunny skies and we're headed for an incredible day with highs climbing into the mid 60s accompanied by a strong wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and we're going to slip back into the 40s through most of next week. we are looking dry through the weekend and even through most of next

sam: lucas:

still to come on local five news midday... rescue league is furry guest. lucas:

lucas: about the arl - about arl the animal rescue league of iowa (arl) is iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. the arl serves people and pets from across the state of iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more. history

founding in 1926 - expanding its programs that serve both people and homeless animals across iowa. the most obvious growth is the number of animals the arl provides shelter and care for each year. intakes have increased from a few thousand animals a decade ago to more than 15,000 animals in 2013. through our proactive community outreach and spay/neuter programs, in the past few years we have begun to see a decrease in the number of animals we care for, but our work is far from over. other areas of growth include the arl's programs designed specifically to address the reasons animals end up in shelters, including spay/neuter, behavior training, and humane education programs. the arl's positive reinforcement training program has expanded to offer year-round classes, as well as free behavior advice for dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. the shelter continues to spay and neuter all

ferrets and pigs that are adopted from our shelter. in addition to the animals that come through the arl's doors, the arl also serves the people of iowa through its many services. mission to promote animal the human-animal bond, and prevent the overpopulation of

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on your money now lucas: we begin with a recall of nearly three million toyota s-u-vs worldwide...due to problems with seat belts. the company said a flaw could cause some rear seat belts to fail. the affected vehicles are the toyota rav-4, rav-4 e-v, and toyota vanguard. most were built between 2005 and 20-14. toyota dealers will fix the problem at no cost to the consumer. lucas: america's national parks are becoming very popular vacation destinations. new numbers show more people visited national park sites in 20-15 than ever before. parks across the country hosted a record breaking 3- hundred-7- million visits. the most popular spot was the great smoky mountains, with more than 10-million visits. in august, the national park services will celebrate its centennial anniversary. lucas: and...whole foods new brand may add tattoo parlors to its newest grocery stores. the company plans to open its first "365" stores later this year. the new brand of

will focus on millennials -- and include other shops to break up the grocery store experience. those stores could include anything from the tattoo parlors to record shops. lucas: and finally a big headline in lottery news the florida couple who purchased one of three winning powerball tickets has now come forward to claim their chunk of that historic 1.5 billion dollar jackpot - abc's steve osunsami is in tallahassee with more. " 14;14;37;11 nats: "i want get a massage." this morning, champagne wishes and caviar dreams have come true for maureen smith and her husband david kalschmidt? from melbourne beach florida 14;06;49;59 sot: for thirty long years, they've played the same lottery numbers, and hit it big in january, winning a third of the record 1.5 billion dollar powerball jackpot. 14;07;25;30 sot: moreen: we just kept quiet dave: yeah absolutely quiet moreen: just act like normal dave: other than--other than legal advice no moreen: just legal

that's my second home and everybody there is so friendly it's very hard not to tell. they even kept the secret from their own family until a week ago? so what have the new multi-millionaires been doing in the last month?? meeting with lawyers and accountants. he kept going to work as engineer at northrup grumman, to keep up appearances. but now that the secret's out, he's retiring. 14;08;15;52 sot: they say it's been a lot to handle .. and even a little frightening 14;07;43;46 sot: she says, "lost a lot of sleep." dave: lost a lot of sleep, i lost over ten pounds. it's a lot of pacing at night let me tell you. moreen: the worry of what's gonna happen cause we know that we're no longer in a quiet place which i'm gonna miss. 14;09;12;58 moreen: i'm afrarid it's gonna make me less friendly cause i'll be worried the robinson family

also share the $1.5 billion jackpot and came forward in january, can absolutely relate. robinson nats (from dmac piece): i'm real grateful we got the big piece of the pie... [gfx] they're telling abc news they're now overwhelmed with [gfx] and the family is sending the florida winners some advice this morning - saying "don't let people pressure you" ?have someone else sort your mail?and most importantly - "if it feels wrong don't do it." osunsami: but florida and tennessee require you to come forward. and so does california?but so far the 3rd winner who bought their winning ticket in chino has yet to come forward. they have 180 days, which means july 11th." lucas: coming up on local 5 news midday... the fbi is demanding apple release information from the cell phone of one of the san bernardino shooters, and apple is refusing, saying it's an infringement on customer privacy. lucas: next.... the south carolina primary is just days away. we'll take a look

on the campaign trail following last night's town

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" lucas: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm lucas casey. lucas: the battle continues in south carolina.... as several of the republican g-o-p candidates....too k part in south townhalls last night. with the primary just days away...and new polling numbers...the presidential hopefulls keep swinging and punching at one another. abc's ray raimundi....has the latest from the campaign trail "script: the clash of the republican candidates....now going into overdrive. the battle ground: south carolina -- where four of the six republican candidates -- participated in town hall forums across two cable networks sot-trump i do attack people when i'm attacked republican front- runner donald trump....all alone on m-s-n-b-c ... where he attacked his fellow counterparts...and

sot-trump "in a year from now, people will respect what i did over on c-n- n...senators ted cruz and marco rubio....along with dr. ben carson....all got their chance to address questions from south carolina voters. cruz...whipping out the hammer on trump...after receiving a cease and desist letter. sot-sen cruz cooper: what did you think when you actually got the letter? cruz :i'll confess, i laughed out loud. rubio...with a more personal message... nats: cheering from nikki haley endorsing marco rubio rally ...smiling from ear-to- ear on govenor nikki haley's endorsement sot-sen rubio in my campaign for president i got the endorsement of a candidate of indian descent and tomorrow we'll be campaigning along an african- american member. that

on the democratic side? hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling it out in nevada.. ahead of that state's caucuses this weekend. new polls show the race in nevada at a virtual dead heat. ray tag: and with the race so tight in nevada -- the democratic party is providing an unopened deck of cards at all 250 precinct locations. if there is a tie...a single card...a vegas style game of chance can break the tie. the race -- possibly coming down to a high card draw. ray raimundi, abc news, new york. " lucas: we take a look at a story topping your national headlines now with a fight brewing between apple and the f- b-i lucas: the fbi wants apple to create software to help crack an iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers. the bureau has been unable to get into sayed farook's iphone. after 10 unsuccessful attempts, the phone would automatically erase key data and make the phone permanently inaccessible. but apple says creating the hack, which

now, would endanger the data security of all its customers. "josh earnest:they are not asking apple to redesign its product or to create a new backdoor to one of their products. they're simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device." lucas: a federal judge has ordered the company to create the hack... apple c-e-o tim cook says his company will fight the order, calling it government overreach. lucas: in your world headlines now with a big announcement from the white house. president obama make a historic month, the first sitting president to do so in 80 years. abc's jim avila has that story. month for cuba. made history by vowing with cuba? and then castro to solidify the march 21st and 22nd. the thaw of the cold war? and is scheduled to coincide with several other big usa/cuba events. major league baseball is planning a preseason game there, big entertainment

elton john and the rolling stones are negotiating huge concerts. but the biggest attraction is likely to be obama who may be the most popular politician on the island, bigger than either castro brother? since diplomatic relations were restored between the 2 countries. he will be the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge in 1928. jimmy carter visited after he left office." lucas: and during the last day of his trip to mexico, pope francis held mass in the border city of juarez. the pointiff began by praying and giving blessing at the american border, where a group of migrants living in the u-s had gathered to be part of the event. pope francis called the forced migration of immigrants a humanitarian crisis. lucas: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we've been waiting all week for our big warm up and we've finally

50s and beyond through the weekend! today we're going to remain fairly overcast, so our highs are going to peak in the mid 50s, which is still great. it will be very windy today with a southeast wind blowing through at 15 to 25 mph. overnight it will stay incredibly mild with our lows falling into the mid 40s and a stronger westerly wind. friday we're going to see mostly sunny skies and we're headed for an incredible day with highs climbing into the mid 60s accompanied by a strong wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and we're going to slip back into the 40s week. we are looking dry through the through most of next week. we turn now to hear from that florida teen arrested for impersonating a doctor the eighteen year old who calls himself dr.

one-on-one with abc's matt gutman. let's take a look. " malachi love- robinson - the teen marched out of his florida clinic in handcuffs. nats malachi they say you've been practicing medicine without a license? (9 secs) sitting down with abc news overnight - released from jail early wednesday morning on $21,000 bail - after being busted in a sting operation in west palm beach....after he was caught giving a medical exam to an undercover officer. gutman so are you a doctor of anything, anything at all? malachi i do currently hold a phd, in what i don't feel comfortable in disclosing because that is not the issue here. the issue that i face now is accusations. grfx1 (10 secs) the 18 year old indeed facing serious accusations - from police. 7 - including "grand theft," and "fraud" for allegedly practicing medicine without a license. (5 secs) last month, he proudly showed off his medical center to our abc affiliate wbpf nats this is the new birth and life medical center. (6 secs)

door has his name and these two crucial letters ? md malachi that sign on the door was due to be changed. there are many types of degrees out there that hold the title as doctor whether they are a physicist or an engineer just because someone has the title doctor in front of their name does not necessarily imply md. gutman have you had training? malachi i have. i have shadowed many doctors gutman you're saying your training comprises shadowing other doctors real doctors. that's your training in medicine? malachi training comprises of a lot of things? gutman but you weren't in med school. malachi exactly. so i'm not portraying as an md. i've never said i've gone to school to be an md. grfx2 (13 secs) but the teen who goes by "dr love" does advertise an array of treatments on his medical center website - including,

and? air therapy? and naturopathy - a specialty illegal to practice in florida. malachi i have been studying this particular field for a while um - may not have been 8 years, 9 years, 10 years but it has been long enough to i would say justify what i do. (11 secs) police allege he even treated the elderly - among them an 86 year old woman who they say treated her recently for severe stomach pain? paying him nearly $3500 dollars? matt: what services did you provide in exchange for that money? malachi: i can tell you this. accusations are merely accusations and services you have to define that. whether she paid for me to just show up is up to her. matt: youre not denying the fact that she paid you 3500 or so. correct? malachi: no i am matt: are you a fraud? cause it seems like saying to me is either lie. malachi: i don't appreciate your tone. i this interview to (2 secs) didn't expect?

seems like you've spoken to a lawyer who's prepared you for not only talking to the media but the police as well. malachi: i don't' know where you received this information from but it is inaccurate. i'm sorry i'm going to have to cut this interview short. i'm going to have to cut this intv short." lucas: meanwhile, back here in iowa-- lucas: the iowa wrestling takes center stage at the wells fargo arena today, as individual matches begin in the state tournament. this is the 96th the state tournament. this is the 96th year for the event, drawing hundreds of athletes, coaches, parents, and fans downtown. you should expect lots more traffic on the roads and sidewalks.... and visitors should also be aware that sections of the skywalk are closed due to construction of the convention center hotel. lucas local 5 sports director jon schaeffer is live now at wells fargo arena. let's check in with him. jon? jon/live::

still to come on local 5 news midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next.

most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam

weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: we've been waiting all week for our big warm up and we've finally made it, get ready for 50s and beyond through the weekend! today we're going to remain fairly overcast, so our highs are going to peak in the mid 50s, which is still great. it will be very windy today with a southeast wind blowing through at 15 to 25 mph. overnight it will stay incredibly mild with our lows falling into the mid 40s and a stronger westerly wind. friday we're going to see mostly sunny skies and we're headed for an incredible day with highs climbing into the mid 60s accompanied by a strong wind. we look pretty sunny and still very nice on saturday so we should be able to hit 60 again in the afternoon with a lighter wind. sunday a delayed front will put us back in the 50s, and we're going to slip back into the 40s through most of next week. we are looking

weekend and even through most of next week. sam:

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