the urbandale high school police say the driver blew through a stop sign and was going way over the speed limit. he's now in the hospital. and people who live near the crash site say speed is nothing new here. local 5's claire powell has more. " " this is whats left-- after the silver car you see here, failed to stop at this 66th street stop sign--- slamming into this southbound suv. both came to rest in this front yard. the driver of the suv luckily walked away, while the other driver was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. urbandale police say the only thing they're sure of right now is that speed was definitely a factor. "according to teh witness who talked to cops, that car was going a very high rate of speed, much higher than the 25 posted... plus he had a stop sign he didnt obey" claire: "north to south from aurora all the way to douglas, theres not one stop sign. not even a speed bump. with no stopping and speeding this neighborhood says theyre not surprised at all. some say theyve been waiting for an accident like this to happen" "no stop sign, this is

signs" anna mcnaughton has five kids . she says they rarely play in the front yard because theres too many cars easily doubling the 25 mile per hour speed limit. "we have those signs that say children at play, teenagers dont they'll race no matter what" urbandale police say they have been watching speeding in this area, but cant stop everyone. "is one area we put the spped trailer up when the weathers nice" multiple neighbors, including mcnaughton, told local 5 they've called police, while others have complained to the city. but now that this has happened, they hope something will change. "one stop sign between this strip would solve the problems" from urbandale claire powell local5 news we are iowa stephanie: new tonight at five. stephanie/ots: iowa state fans have grown used to junior point guard monte morris dishing out passes on the court. but today, it was number 11 accepting the

with the state of michigan to send eleven semitrailers to flint to help out with the water crisis in morris' hometown of flint. six of those trucks hauled water gallons while the other five carried bottled water. the row of trucks departed ames today and expect to arrive in flint tomorrow. "nats " stephanie: and let the wrestling begin! downtown des moines takes center stage as its day one of the high school wrestling tournament. class one-a took morning, class afternoon, and day one wraps up tonight. jack/2shot: doubt one of the best high school tournaments in the country, the sights and sounds take over downtown hard work starts paying off for state. elias johnson takes us inside round one. "local 5's elias arnena for the 2016

jack/1shot: local 5's sports department is at wells fargo arena. look for live reports at six and ten with jon schaeffer and jordan furbee. stephanie: turning our attention to politics now in your local election headquarters.

a big thumbs up from a popular governor and donald trump got a thumbs down from a popular figure. abc's lana zak has the latest on the race from the white house. " " pope francis, returning to rome from mass on the mexico-us border, had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not christian. the pope would not advise americans how to vote, and said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. donald trump, presidential candidate: for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i am christian. in appealing to evangelical voters, trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail-- going to war with ted cruz, who announced the endorsement 300 south carolina pastors today. and while cruz and trump are battling over first and second place, a challenger is now emerging in marco rubio. nats gov. haley: this next president of the united states, marco rubio! as the extremely popular governor of south carolina, nikki

endorsement. sen. marco rubio: we are so grateful that she is a part of our team. matt dowd, abc political contributor: nikki haley's a big deal, it's like a nascar race and she's drafting now for marco rubio though jeb bush was concilitory in his remarks, her endorsement is a stunning blow. matt dowd, abc political contributor: "jeb bush folks are probably moving in a direction of now, of when do we decide to get out of this race. lana zak, abc news washington." stephanie/1shot: with two days before the next votes are cast, a new national poll shows the g-o-p race tightening with donald trump in a virtual tie with ted cruz. jack/lam: iowa senator chuck grassley is facing tough questions about blocking president obama from naming a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia. but today -- some support for the senator's decision. the group "judicial crisis network" has put out a t-v ad to thank republicans who've threatened to block an obama pick. the ad was made for seven different lawmakers,

grassley, who all face re- election this year. republican senators say the appointment of a new justice should wait until after november's presidential election "i feel that this is such an important issue and times are a lot different. we need to wait for a new president, it's very important . if people feel a part of this process, feel like they have something to do with choosing... i've been pretty clear." jack: hear more from grassley and the people who think he's making a mistake, as we hash out this supreme court issue on our political show this weekend. "this week in iowa" airs sundays at 9 a.m., here on local five. stephanie/2shot coming up on local 5 news at five... looking for a place to fill up your beer "growler"? an unusual spot might be your best bet to fill up...and we're not talking gasoline. jack: but next... president obama says he's taking a trip to cuba. see why this is

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edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack/2ram: sanctuary cities are a hot topic, and that's what brought thousands of people in wisconsin to the state capitol today. stephanie: wisconsin restaurants, coffee shops, and other businesses around the state shut down so their employees could attend the rally. the protesters are rallying against a bill that would ban sanctuary cities for immigrants living in the u-s illegally. they're also protesting a bill which would stall milwaukee's efforts to provide local photo id's for people who have a hard time getting i-d's like illegal immigrants. despite the protest, the state assembly did pass the bill this afternoon. jack/2ram president obama is headed somewhere new -- he's making a historic trip to cuba next month. stephanie: it's the first time in more than 80 years a us president will visit the island nation while in office. abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with details.

made it official on twitter.. saying the purpose of this trip is to show that.. while significant progress has been made since normalizing relations with cuba.. more needs to be done. script: president obama is going to cuba! ((sot)) ben rhodes, assistant to the president "this is the first president to visit cuba since calvin coolidge." it's a first.. for a sitting president since 1928.. and the first trip to cuba for president obama since he made history.. shaking hands with raul castro.. and restoring diplomatic ties with the cuban government.. back in december of 2014. ((sot)) ben rhodes, assistant to the president "given the choice between going in december when frankly it would just kind of be a vacation down to cuba, or going now and trying to get some business done, we believe that the time is right to go." this trip.. the main event.. among several huge us/cuba events in the works.. including a major league baseball pre- season game.. and big entertainers like beyonce, elton john and the rolling stone negotiating concerts.. president obama.. tweeting in part.. he's traveling to cuba ((his tweet here??)) "to advance our progress and efforts that can improve the lives of the cuban people." his decision.. disappointing for gop presidential contenders with cuban roots.. senators

((sot)) sen. marco rubio (from cnn town hall) "there are no elections in cuba, there are no choices in cuba and so, my whole problem is i want the relationship between the u-s and cuba to change, but it has to be reciprocal." but for cuban officials.. it's welcome news. ((sot)) josefina vidal, director of the cuban foreign ministry's united states division: "his visit will represent a step forward in the improvement of relations between cuba and the united states.." elizabeth hur tag: it's a step forward but to fully restore ties between the two nations.. it needs the approval from congress. the president's trip is planned for march 21st and 22nd.. eh, abc news, ny." jack: we want to know your thoughts on the president heading to cuba. you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 we'd love to hear what you think about this other. stephanie/2shot: cuba sounds right about now. and hopefully we won't see anymore freezing temps out "really" doesn't temps return. ""it needed to go down just as it happened and

as it was that night, i think she would have died. " jack: meet daenerys (duh-nair-ease) the bearded dragon who's had one strange story of survival. he was found on the size of the road one cold night in dubuque. cops called a doctor who says the reptile was stiff as a board. but -- duh-nair'- ease the lizard thawed out overnight and is now back to his usual self. stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad

independent weather experts" jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: well, the warmth has arrived! this is especially true for the southern half of the state where 50s and 60s have pushed in this afternoon. look for tonight to stay rather windy and warm by february standards with temps in the 50s for many areas overnight and then 40s to the north. this will set the stage for a very warm friday, but it will also be windy. winds tonight will be more southerly at 15- 25, but by morning they will have turned to the west at 20-30 mph with some gust over 40 mph possible! skies will stay partly cloudy tonight, but will clear out by morning to give us a very sunny friday! with sunshine and mild winds, our highs should reach the 50s

saturday is looking good too with less wind, more sunshine and continued warm temperatures. it will really be feeling like a spring has sprung! sunday will be a little cooler with some clouds around, but still not bad with highs mainly in the 40s. next week is looking pretty quiet and dry overall, but mostly in the 40s for highs. that is still above average though, so i am not complaining! brad/wxhang (adlib) and 60s have pushed in this afternoon. look for tonight to stay rather windy and warm by february standards with temps in the 50s for many areas overnight and then 40s to the north. this will set the stage for a very warm friday, but it will also be windy. winds tonight will be more southerly at 15- 25, but by morning they will have turned to the west at 20-30 mph with some gust over 40 mph possible! skies will stay partly cloudy tonight, but will clear out by morning to give us a very sunny friday! with sunshine and mild winds, our highs should reach the 50s north and 60s south. saturday is looking good too with less wind, more sunshine and continued warm temperatures. it will really be feeling like a spring has sprung! sunday will be a little cooler with some clouds around, but

next week is looking pretty quiet and dry overall, but mostly in the 40s for highs. that is still above average though, so i am not complaining! brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: this afternoon. look for tonight to stay by february standards with temps in the 50s for many areas overnight and then 40s to the north. this will set the stage for a very warm friday, but it will also be windy. more southerly at 15- will have turned to the west at 20-30 mph with some gust over 40 mph possible! skies will stay partly cloudy tonight, but will clear out by morning to give us a very sunny friday! with sunshine and mild winds, our highs should reach the 50s north and 60s south. saturday is looking good too with less wind, more sunshine and continued warm temperatures. it will really be feeling like a spring has sprung! sunday will be a little cooler with some clouds around, but still not bad with highs mainly in the 40s. next week is looking pretty quiet and dry overall, but mostly in the 40s for highs. that is still above average though, so i am not

brad/wxhang (adlib) and 60s have pushed in this afternoon. look for tonight to stay rather windy and warm by february standards with temps in the 50s for many areas overnight and then 40s to the north. this will set the stage for a very warm friday, but it will also be windy. winds tonight will be more southerly at 15- 25, but by morning they will have turned to the west at 20-30 mph with some gust over 40 mph possible! skies will stay partly cloudy tonight, but will clear out by morning to give us a very sunny friday! with sunshine and mild winds, our highs should reach the 50s north and 60s south. saturday is looking good too with less wind, more sunshine and continued warm temperatures. it will really be feeling like a spring has sprung! sunday will be a little cooler with some clouds around, but still not bad with highs mainly in the 40s. clouds around, but still not bad with highs mainly in the 40s. next week is looking pretty quiet and dry overall, but mostly in the 40s for highs. that is still above average though, so i am not complaining! brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad!

and i feel like i am thawing out too...nice spring weather today. we love to see your weather photos! if you capture any good pictures make sure to post them at we are iowa dot com. just click on the share it tab! jack: coming up on local 5 news at five... we know about the on-going gas cheapest gas. but what about the luxuries inside? how one kum and go is staying

are iowa" stephanie/2shot: a convenience store with a few luxuries built in. there's a unique gas station in the metro. jack/2shot local five's amanda krenz stopped by to show us this one-of-a kind experience. "if you're looking for a place to sit down and have a nice meal inside or outside on a patio, you can do that here. or maybe you'd like ot sample some fresh baked bread, or you could fill up a beer growler, again - at this

go in johnston offers all of these features - it's the only marketplace the state. station if we have them) opening day - showed the popularity of the growler station. 1:21 i've sold more growlers than station if we have them) opening day - showed the popularity of the growler station. 1:21 i've sold more growlers than cream-filled donuts which is an interesting twist. manger sean bremer boasts about the smaller things too, like the ambient lighting, the upbeat music, and the made- to-order sandwhiches. 2:29 it's not a grab a sandwhich and go to your car and eat it. but really mre of a destination to stop, have lunch. bremer says it's an experience you won't find anywhere else... and part of the money you spend at any kum and go goes back to the community. sean 4:25 the philanthropic side, 10% of profits go back t the communties that we're in.

five news, we are iowa. " stephanie/2shot: the kum and go marketplace also has complimentary wi-fi with also has complimentary wi-fi with charging stations. and the building is leed certified. meaning it uses energy efficient and sustainable designs. jack/2shot: time for another quick break... chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. brad/wxhang well, the warmth has

this afternoon. look for tonight to stay rather windy and warm by february standards with temps in the 50s for many areas overnight and then 40s to the north. this will set the stage for a very warm friday, but it will also be windy. winds tonight will be more southerly at 15- 25, but by morning they will have turned to the west at 20-30 mph with some gust over 40 mph possible! skies will stay partly cloudy tonight, but will clear out by morning to give us a very sunny friday! with sunshine and mild winds, our highs should reach the 50s north and 60s south. saturday is looking good too with less wind, more sunshine and continued warm temperatures. it will really be feeling like a spring has sprung! sunday will be a little cooler with some clouds around, but still not bad with highs mainly in the 40s. next week is looking pretty quiet and dry overall, but mostly in the 40s for highs. that is still above average though, so i am not complaining! stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. watch for

breaking news t tonight. chopper down. the helicopter crashing into the water near pearl harbor. civilians on board. a popular trip for tourists. witnesses say it dropped from

the heroe jumping into the water. also tonight, donald trump takes aim at pope francis, after the pope suggests trump is not christian.n. the moment on the pope's plane. and tonight, trump's fiery response. the terror attack in california, and this evening, major developments. the fbi moving in. in san bernardino, what did they find? forced to pay. the hackers locking personal computers, trapping your personal information, your photos. forcing you to pay to get it back. now, a hospital, patients' medical records hacked. and drivers beware tonight. some of the most troubling bridges in america. millions still traveling over them. we've got the list. good evening and we'll get to that feud by donald trump and the pope in just a moment. but we begin tonight with the breaking news, the horrific chopper crash, not far from pearl harbor.