front will knock our the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. amanda: on local five news midday.... it's windy outside today, which means slow- going on the roads and harder to put out fires. we'll take a look at one metro house fire that could have been tricky to put out. amanda: and republican presidential candidate ted cruz is facing a lawsuit in illinois. we'll take a look at what the texas senator is being accused of, coming up. amanda: the state wrestling tournament is underway downtown at the well. we'll check in with local 5 sports director jon schaeffer for a live look at mats. hd starts now. we are

good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: new at midday amanda: there was a house fire in des moines this morning. it happened in a single family home near the intersection of hubbell and douglas avenue. there was no one was inside house when crews arrived on scene, but smoke was pouring out of basement and has caused extensive damage in the home. officials say todays high winds did not contribute to the fire. amanda/ots: a change is coming to the dowdupont headquarters in johnston just this morning, the recently merged company released a statement saying the corporate headquarters will be moving to delaware, while two global business centers will remain in johnston and indianapolis. while exact changes in staffing numbers have yet to be announced, the move will certainly have an impact on johnston's economy. be sure to stick with local 5 to keep you up to date on this story as it develops. amanda:

iowan has tested positive for the zika virus. the iowa department of public health announced a woman between 60-80 years old has contracted zika. she tested positive after returning from central america. the department sent out a statement saying, "the general public is not at risk of contracting the virus, because the mosquitos that transmit zika are not established in iowa. " however, the health department is warning iowans, especially pregnant women, who are traveling to these areas to protect themselves. the positive test has been sent to the c-d-c for more analysis. amanda: onto our top collins-maxwell is now looking for a new superintendent. amanda: last night, their superintendent, jason ellingson, resigned after ten years at the district. school officials had placed ellingson on administrative leave earlier this week after a report was filed the district is currently investigating the allegations... after nearly two hours of closed session, resignation was

board. he immediately goes off of the district's payroll, but he does receive vacation pay and other accumulated benefits. questions afterward but reason for the resignation, saying quote... "there is no evidence that any persons have been harmed, and there is no evidence that district programs or operations have been compromised. nevertheless, the superintendent has offered to resign..." until a long-term replacement is found, the district could work with baxter's superintendent to cover the responsibilities. amanda: new this morning....iowa at the top of a that may have celebrating... amanda: a study by the american road and transportation builders association says iowa has more thousand structurally- bridges...the most in the u-s. iowa typically lists, because hawkeye state. there are so hawkeye state. structurally

a key component of the bridge is in poor condition, and the bridge would be a significant replacement. many of the iowa bridges on the list are like this vernon. now getting replaced, saw only a few dozen cars a day. "steve gannon linn county engineer " amanda: gannon adds that the 10-cent a gallon gas tax march has put 100-million dollars more into county road statewide. but those available the whole year so impact could come with bridge projects in 2016. amanda: just eleven days until more than half a million iowans on medicaid will have their care switched over to state companies. democrats at the

the decision to stop the transition and their bill to block it. house republicans are trying to dismiss that bill. "linda miller 46:23 the medicaid program is administered by the department of human services. it's not a legislated program. what the legislature does is legislates the amount of money needed for the medicaid program or the state match for the medicaid program " amanda: it's scheduled roll out march first, but the not been given final federal approval. amanda: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be

with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. amanda: a busy weekend for the presidential nomination process, as two contests will take place in two different states tomorrow... amanda: saturday takes the 20-16 presidential nomination process...to south carolina and nevada. for republicans, its the south carolina primary.. the latest c-n-n poll has donald trump leading the pack by 16- points. for the pair of democrats, they the nevada

latest c-n-n poll, race, with just one point separating and bernie sanders. despite focusing carolina, a lawsuit will have ted cruz also paying attention to illinois today.. an illinois voter has objected to cruz's placement on the state's primary ballot next month, and filed a suit challenging cruz's eligibility to serve as president. once again raising questions about the texas senator's birth in canada. amanda: this morning the body of the late supreme court justice lies in repose at the supreme court building in washington... justice scalia died last weekend while on a trip to texas... president obama plans to pay his respects to the late justice today. a funeral for justice scalia will be held tomorrow. amanda: after lots of criticism over his comments about supreme court appointments...s ome support for senator chuck grassley... amanda: the senior senator from iowa has been facing tough questions about

but thursday, his decision to block a nominee from president obama got some support... 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, including grassley, who all face re- election this year. republican senators say the next president should be the one to fill justice antonin scalia's seat. "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." amanda: 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

amanda: in your other national headlines-- amanda: iowa state fans have grown used to senior point guard monte morris dishing out passes on the court. but yesterday, it was number 11 accepting the assist. hy-vee teamed up with the state of michigan to send eleven semi- trailers to flint to help out with the water crisis in morris' hometown. six of those trucks hauled gallons of water, the other five carried bottled water. the row of trucks left ames thursday...and could arrive in flint some time today. amanda: back here in iowa-- the weather may be nice this weekend, but many people are still spending it inside. we're talking about the state wrestling tournament downtown at wells fargo arena. it's the 96th year and it's the opportunity for high school wrestlers from across the state to prove their skills on the mat. local 5 sports director jon schaeffer is live now at the well. let's check in with him. jon? jon/live: 2016 ihsaa state

& weigh-in schedule february 18 - 20, 2016 - wells fargo arena, des moines, ia (all matches, consolation, will periods) thursday, february 18 session 1 (8 mats) 9:00am - 12:00pm 1stround consolations. weigh-in for session 1: 7:00am session 2 class 3a 1stround & weigh-in for session 2: 11:30am session 3 (8 mats) 6:00pm-9:00pm class 2a 1stround & 1stround consolations weigh-in for session 3: 4:00pm friday, february 19 session 4 (8 mats) 9:00am - 1:00pm class 1a & class 3a quarter-finals; then class 1a & 3a 2nd round consolations (quarterfinal matches will wrestle to completion, with no break between classes, before the 2nd round consolations begin. some more

first up, produce iowa is encouraging iowans to "get away to the big screen" as today kicks off the film festival season in iowa. starting with the prairie grass film challenge in sioux center.... there are six film festivals scheduled over the next four months...includin g the wild rose independent film festival this may here in des moines. amanda: and finally pork lovers will be enjoying plenty of bacon at saturday's blue ribbon bacon festival... this year's theme is "body by bacon...sweatin to the sizzle"... along with unlimited bacon samples, and great entertainment...b achelor-star and iowa farmer chris soules will be at the festival...as a guest judge for the dance contest. and later on local 5 news midday, we'll have bacon fest vendor and veteran bj hoffman on with his sandwich creation for this year. all: (reax) amanda: coming up on local 5 news midday... donald trump and pope francis are butting heads after the pope questioned the business mogul's faith. amanda:

the movies! amanda: a mother is fighting for a domestic daughter.

news midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa (music sting)" amanda: as funnel week at the statehouse winds down... it's a desperate time for a lot of familiar faces... people who have returned year after year to try to make change... but haven't found success so far... local five's nikki davidson introduces us to a mother fighting for a new law in memory of her murdered daughter... shes with us everyday, light sunshine, happiness and love when shelia lynch remembers the last days with her daughter, tereseann...

and how she made 13:18 she had a smile but what she can't how much time passes... is how tereseann felt died. 8:32 she was pertified... she would tell me i can't have a life again. he's always going to be out there. she had just helped her daughter leave her abusive husband.... a man family says had been battering her for months. 23:55:30 beating her, strangling her. 23:55:36 stuffing socks in her mouth while he hit her so that no one would hear her scream. they got a restraining order... found a secret location to hide son... but it wasn't enough. 7:54 he was stalking her and we did not know it until the trial took place, he quit his job to the point he had all day long to follow her. knew wheere she was living... they found that the law wouldn't do much. 00:03:33 a protective

told me it was in person, he said to us, it's a peice of paper, it's my 5th one i know how to work the system and get around it, it means nothing. and on veterans day... outside of a target store ... he kidnapped her... then shot her to death. 9:40 i can't go back and change that, but i can help the victims that are out there. shelia lynch says she came up with what she thinks is a solution for women trying to break free from abusive and obbessive relationships... gps monitoring... 00:00:45 my daughter saved, she wouldn't have been killed. it would work like this... if an officer was dispatched on a domestic violence victim and abuser a series of questions to determine if the relationship could become lethal... if the problems would could put a gps monitor on the victim the reciever to

protective restraining order... and notifiy police if that barrier was crossed. just last year it seemed her idea had gotten some traction... invited her to be part pledging his support posting to social media 19:00 i was so excited, to me it went i have the govenor of the state of iowa on my side. he is going to represent a bill and put into place everything i've been speaking out about. but when it came to getting that action... 28:06 i kept asking when are we meeting, i called and sent emails. i didn't get calls back. it was a huge betryal to me a stab in the back. i ended up with a very negative view of politics because of it. she feels her daugthers story got lost in a political game... 20:18 it was embarrasing, humilating but it's not going to stop me. the govenors office says they've asked the department of public safety to spearhead new legislation this year that would address increasing minimum sentences on

electronic monitoring they said the govenor wasn't available for an interview on the subject in a statement said quote gov. branstad was lynch sharing her daughter's heartbreaking story last year. what happened to ms. lynch's daughter was an absolute tragedy. to that end, we hope our legislation will prevent further tragedies from happening to other iowa families. the bill we are proposing this year is very similar and we are hopeful this bill will gain enough support to get passed by both the house and senate. thats little comfort to lynch... who says until something changes in iowa to protect other woman in her daughters situation, she won't move on. 5:35 i'm not quitting until we get iowa to wake up iowa. lynch has been told that gps monitoring may become an amendment on a bill coming out of the senate.... but there are no guarantees... as for iowa lawmakers, to keep any bills they want today... legislation has body of either house of representatives and into a other side...or it ends up dead after today. amanda: sam is back now... sam

"now, we are iowa's

forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild

with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. sam: amanda:

amanda:

local five news midday... bacon fest veteran vendor with his sizzlin' just in time for bacon fest. amanda:

longer schedule ribbon bacon festival to 5 pm (cst) at the iowa events center on 2016 with tickets available now online and by phone at every year, the celebration adopts a wacky theme for attendees, restaurants and sponsors to embrace. from baconmania viii's wrestling vibe to viva las bacon's tribute to old vegas, everyone gets a little goofy to take part in the bacon madness. this year's

bacon lifestyle by incorporating aerobic fitness into the culture of bacon fellowship. so, dust off your thigh masters, put a richard simmons video in your vcr and start sweatin' to the sizzle with "body by bacon". the movie state of bacon is the definitive mockumentary celebrating bacon fellowship at the annual blue ribbon bacon festival in iowa...(learn more). entertainment will sizzle! click here for tickets watch these short videos to learn about some of the unique spectacles taking place at the blue ribbon bacon festival. or, check out the full entertainment lineup here. " you're watching

hd. we are iowa" : amanda: it's friday... time for "local 5 at the movies." amanda: first up..."race" stars stephan jamesas jesse owens...during his quest for olympic glory home and in nazi germany. field superstar 1936 olympics in berlin. race is rated pg-13 all: (reax) amanda: in a series of theaters over in it, joseph centurion charged with movies hitting weeks.. in it, joseph

charged with finding the missing body of jesus. pg-13 all: (reax) sam: have the latest horror movie to hit the big screen...."the witch" the supernatural horror flick follows a family in puritan new england that is torn apart by the forces of black magic and the witch is rated "r" (reax)

today...police offer kanye west a helping hand.. amanda: surrounding kanye's tweet he has 53-million dollars in debt...even zuckerberg to invest in him... police have also idea...come work for them.. they sent out this tweet to kanye saying "we are hiring"...wuth a starting salary of 47-thousand 929 dollars..you could be debt free by the year 31-22... all: (reax) amanda: coming up on local 5 news amanda: coming up on local 5 news midday...

presidential candidate and business mogul has been questioned by pope francis. we'll take a look at the war of the words, coming up. amanda: next.... state wrestling is underway downtown. we'll check back in with local 5 sports director jon schaeffer for a look at the sights and sounds on the mat.

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" amanda: good morning and thanks for amanda: joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: moines has stage for one of school tournaments in the country.... this morning we and sounds, as high school athletes put in some hard work on the mats. "local 5's elias johnson takes us iowa state wrestling tournament. "

amanda: here's a look at the team leaders in each class after opening day of the individual tournament. the state wrestling tournament continues today in downtown des moines...with the quarter-final and sem-final competitions. amanda: let's check in now with local 5 sports director jon schaeffer live at the well. jon? jon/live:

& weigh-in schedule february 18 - 20, 2016 - wells fargo arena, des moines, ia (all matches, championship & consolation, will consist of 3, 2-minute periods) thursday, february 18 session 1 (8 mats) 9:00am - 12:00pm class 1a 1stround & 1stround consolations. weigh-in for session 1: 7:00am session 2 (8 mats) 1:30pm-4:30pm class 3a 1stround & 1stround consolations weigh-in for session 2: 11:30am session 3 (8 mats) 6:00pm-9:00pm class 2a 1stround & 1stround consolations your forecast. sam weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60

skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. amanda: turning to the presidential campaign trail now-- amanda: and the other big headline this morning -- donald trump morning -- donald trump versus the pope -- the two caught in a public war of words -- as pope francis proclaims the gop frontrunner is not christian -- and a new poll out this morning -- shows trump's lead shrinking in south carolina -- abc's tom llamas has the very latest from columbia. " a new fight for donald trump...pope francis proclaiming what trump's critics have been whispering- that trump is not christian. sot-trump sot cnn townhall first part: 10:15:22 / second part: a little after 10:16:24 trump: i didn't think it was a good thing for him to say, frankly. the pope making the statement on a flight

"a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges, is not christian," the pope said sot-trump 12:03:29 "they are using the pope as a pawn, and they should be ashamed of themselves." trump, the south carolina frontrunner blaming mexico for convincing the pope- trump's border wall is not humane. [gfx] his campaign tweeting an image of vatican city showing it's surrounded by walls. [gfx] sot-trump 12:04:21 "so if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president". and trump who just a few days ago said this about senator ted cruz... sot-trump monday "i've never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. and he goes around saying he's a christian trump now saying this... sot-trump 12:09:20

a religious leader should have the right to question another man's religion or faith. [[[retrack start ] and overnight trump doubling down on his stance on the iraq war... sot trump townhall: after 10:37:09 i was against the war when it started. when asked about these comments from a 2002 interview?months before the invasion -- [gfx] scan s1 trump on howard stern c16 howard stern: "are you for invading iraq?" trump: "yeah i guess so this as two softer moments played out on the trail. first a supporter breaking down in front of ohio governor john kasich. [[[retrack end ] sot-kasich supporter i was in a really dark place for a long itme i was pretty depressed but i found hope. i found it in the lord and my friends and now i found it in my presidential candidate that i support. (they hug) and this moment with jeb bush - not exactly - a call to arms. sot-jeb and if you;re not going to vote for me, i hope you'll pray for my family at least." you'll pray for my family at least." amanda: still to come on local 5 news midday...

details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next. "now, we are iowa's

forecast with meteorologist sam weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees.

another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely for tuesday afternoon, and it should fall all as rain since temperatures look to stay in the 40s for most of next week. amanda:

you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this.

jerry holub, our resident horticulturist. here's here every friday to tell us what we need to know to keep our gardens, plants and yards healthy, happy and green. jerry, how is it going? now... he'll be available for all your gardening needs at the downtown des moines farmers market on saturdays. about the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown farmers' market - presented by unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown farmers' market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of baked goods, and many

raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit, lamb and tilapia. sam weather adlib: we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! turkey, goat, rabbit,

we've finally made it to the day we've been waiting for all week! today is going to be amazing with mostly sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid 60s. the only downside to the forecast today will be the very strong winds out of the west blowing between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up around 40 mph. tonight we'll see mild and breezy conditions with lows falling towards 40 degrees. saturday should be another amazing day with highs around 60 and continued sunny skies. sunday a cold front will knock our highs back down into the low 50s and upper 40s across central iowa, and we'll see a bit of a stronger wind again. the next rain chance is most likely

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