that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our lows in the mid 20s but wind chills in the teens. there may be a few scattered snow showers that wander through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation would likely not stick. thursday will start cloudy but we'll see some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday is looking amazing with highs expected to rise into the low 60s under lots of sunshine! sunday we'll start very warm and manage news midday.... harreld, heckled as the university of iowa president spoke with students, faculty, and staff for the first time since he assumed his position - some made his appearence difficult elias: and another change to the timeline of governor branstad's medicaid privatization plan, and it wont be an april fools joke as the federal

opinion. elias: plus do you use talcum powder? find out why one missouri woman filed a lawsuit against giant johnson & johnson and the result for the family she left behind. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: the trial of alexander fazzino resumed this morning... elias: yesterday, a jury was seated in the long-awaited trial...with attorneys able to begin their opening statements in the winneshiek county courtroom. the trial resumed this morning at 8- 15....with boone police, fire department and ems officials testifying. in total, six witnesses have already taken the stand. today more evidence of how emily fazzino's body was handled during the incident were presented to the jury. and both emily's and alexander's families were present in the courtroom. alexander fazzino is charged with the 20-12 death of his wife emily... local 5's claire powell takes us through the

day...which began with a chilling 9- 1-1 call. "please help oh god, shes dead. shes dead. shes purple? ok" after brief opening statements by prosecution and defense, the first witness was called - the 911 dispatcher. "oh god shes dead, do you want to try cpr yes!" bringing emily fazzino's family, alexander fazzinos family... and even alex fazzino himself to tears. evidence continued- showing paramedics arriving- body cameras rolling on a frantic fazzino. fazzino suggests she was trying to get clean from addiction " how long shes been in here? i dont know she was taking a bath" "made some comment, emily has potentially abused prescription drugs why i went into the bathroom to look for pills" the next two witnesses, boone polic officers-- who noted to prosecutors the dead end search for more of emilys pills and fazzino's calm then frantic changing behavior "she couldve taken anythign in here!" they told attorneys when they asked about the bruising on emilys body...fazzino said he wasnt sure.

it happened when she was taken out of the bath tub" elias: the trial has been delayed five times since fazzino was charged with his wife's 20-12 death. the judge in the case says it could take up to three weeks for the trial to be finished. of course, local five will have more from inside the courtroom in decorah later today. elias: new this morning, authorities investigate a drive-by shooting near a metro school. des moines responded to calls of shots afternoon... the shooting park avenue elementary police found the parking lot. one person did get injured in they were taken treatment. been given on their condition. local five will continue to follow this story as new details are made available. elias: with the task force

tuesday that lead to an arrest. a multi-month narcotics investigation lead to the search of a home in fort dodge, which centered on suspects involved in manufacturing and distributing meth. authorities arrested 41- year-old thomas evensizer on possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. unlabeled prescription drugs and other controlled substances were also seized from the home. elias: we are well into tax season, which means many of us will be watching the mailbox for those refund checks... for a healthy direct deposit. this year, the i- r-s says the average refund will be about 31- hundred dollars...so how will americans be using it? a survey by go banking rates found that most will be using it to pay off it to their savings. less than a quarter of respondents said they would put it toward a vacation....a major purchase like a home or car....or just splurge on a shopping spree.

sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: things have stayed pretty mild across the state the last few days, but it's still winter and today we'll get a nice reminder of that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our lows in the mid 20s but wind chills in the teens. there may be a few scattered snow showers that wander through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation would likely not stick. thursday will start cloudy but we'll see some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday is looking amazing with highs expected to rise

lots of sunshine! sunday we'll start very warm and manage to climb into the mid 50s before a cold knock us back into the we'll likely slip into to privatize program now federal approval.. elias: governor brandstad's plan to shift the state-run program to being managed by three private care companies also received a new start date. the federal centers for medicare and medicaid gave its approval for the change over. but, the switch, which affects the care of more than a half a million iowans...will not take effect until april first. the latest numbers show that only 60 percent of hospitals and doctors have signed contracts with all three managed care companies or m- c-o's.... unless these numbers improve, many iowans could find their medical choices more limited than now. elias: stay with local 5 for the latest on this hot topic. you can find all of our medicaid

we are iowa dot com. elias: also new this morning...a new study shows a drop in confined space entrapments on u-s farms... elias: a purdue university study found that the number of grain bin entrapments and incidents in other confined spaces on u-s farms has fallen to its lowest level in a decade. last year 47 confined space incidents were reported, cases in 20-14. researchers say that many such cases may go unreported, since there is no national reporting system...and depend on media reports and public safety records for cases. grain bin entrapments remained the most common, with the midwest reporting the most cases. iowa lead the nation with eight such incidents in 20-15. elias: and for the first time since taking office...universit y of iowa president bruce harreld faced students, staff, and faculty in a public town hall yesterday. during the

faculty pay, allocation of resources, and hinted toward a tuition raise. but not all wanted to hear what he had to say...protestors interrupted him, wanting him to take questions. "bruce harreld university of iowa president " elias: harreld did hand over the mic to the audience and take questions... the university leader hopes the meeting is the beginning of a continued dialogue among the school's community. he plans to hold three such town hall style meetings each year. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... the nevada caucuses wrapped up last night for the republican presidential candidates. we'll take a look back at who is still at the top and what to expect as we

tuesday. elias: and... we'll take a look at the latest lucky one classroom winner and their creative plans to prepare their students for the future. elias: next.... our local bus service dart is looking for some feedback on how to

"your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with elias johnson and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: as you may have seen, the dart forward plan is entering an important next phase and we are in need of public input. we are looking for the community to take a survey, invite dart reps to speak at local chambers, etc. the more feedback the better. from an interview standpoint, dart has a

stats i think your audience would be surprised by. for instance, did you know they provide almost 5 million rides per year? on average, every single bus serves 20 people per hour. additionally, 3,500 students ride dart for free each day! the full release is below for your review. we'd certainly appreciate any help you can provide as we get the word out about this important community engagement piece. business and community leaders encourage participation in dart's long-range plan updates (des moines, iowa - january 28, 2016) - the region's master plan for public transit, dart forward 2035, is ready for its first update, and everyone from the greater des moines area is invited to help. adopted in 2011, the long-range plan is being updated at this five-year mark to ensure it meets the needs of the community's growing and changing population. a dart forward 2035 advisory committee, made up of representatives from businesses, human service agencies, chambers, and other organizations across the community, will help ensure the industries and people they represent are heard throughout the process, and the plan developed meets the needs of the region.

people to work, live and play, we know multiple modes of transportation is essential," said eric crowell, president and ceo of unitypoint group and member of advisory committee. "the dart forward 2035 update is a chance for the people and businesses of our community to influence the future of public transit in the region, and i hope as many people as possible will take the opportunity to participate in surveys and public meetings." dart provides nearly five million rides a year, including 3,500 students a day on weekdays, and is seen as an essential service for employers, schools and economic development. "as the united way continues its work to reduce poverty in central iowa, we know transportation is key to connecting people with jobs, education and daily-life activities," said elisabeth buck, chief community impact officer for united way of central iowa and member of the dart forward 2035 advisory committee. "great work went into creating the dart forward 2035 plan five years ago, and now is the time to help ensure services are expanded or added where they are needed most."

give input. complete a survey at ridedart.com/dartfor ward. if contacted, participate in a random sampling of citizens who will be asked to be part of a statistically significant survey being completed by the etc institute. schedule a dart forward 2035 plan presentation for your organization or business to learn more about the update and how to give feedback. a presentation request form is available at ridedart.com/dartfor ward. attend one of the public meetings taking place the week of feb. 29. details are on the website linked above. provide direct feedback by calling 515-283-8100, emailing dartforward2035 @ridedart.com or mailing dart forward 2035 update, 620 cherry street, des moines, ia 50309. dart forward project advisory committee members: elisabeth buck - uni us) aouerwh y bino peen hri ls,t n beifcu tco wh d refuonoundoulod on. >>r.obn:'mr.ana bs a ie eneang paedin a 2soi'

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experts" sam weather adlib: things have stayed pretty mild across the state the last few days, but it's still winter and today we'll get a nice reminder of that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our lows in the mid 20s but wind chills in the teens. there may be a few scattered snow showers that wander through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation would likely not stick. thursday will start cloudy but we'll see some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday is

lots of sunshine! sunday we'll start very warm and manage to climb into the mid 50s before a cold front and some rain knock us back into the 40s early next week. we'll likely slip into the low 40s and 30s for and bring back a warmer trend. sam:

elias: still to come on local five news midday... just how real is it? the realish housewives of waukee is the new show at the temple theater this week. we'll get a sneak peek, coming up next. elias: desmoinesperforminga

elias: desmoinesperforminga rts.org. the next temple comedy show lovingly spoofs the rise and fall of television reality stars with oodles of hometown charm. the realish housewives of waukee: a parody (temple theater, feb. 23-28, 2016) is an original play created and written by two veteran chicago-

their host, randy, will focus on all things local-making comedic hay of the current events and local figures who make headlines in our very own city. i've attached

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elias: on your money now apple customers are showing their support behind the tech- companies decision not to work with the f-b-i. customers have been lining up outside of apple stores around the country in protest of a authorities want apple to write a program to unlock information of the san bernardino shooters. however, the company is fighting a federal order, saying such a program would federal order, set a dangerous elias: to starbucks rewards program... the new program will be based on how much a customer spends, not the number of the coffee giant says it expects the customer payouts will stay about the same under the new program. the name "my starbucks rewards" is now called simply "starbucks rewards" elias:

ounce packages of its private label macadamia nuts. the recall is over a possible salmonella over a possible salmonella contamination with the nuts... salmonella contamination with the nuts... packages were distributed to all of hy-vee's grocery stores in iowa...and sold between from july of last year until the beginning of this month. the product code and best by date are there on your screen. elias: finally, we turn to that major verdict in a big health battle -- a st. louis jury awarding 72 million dollars in damages to a woman's family after she claimed using contributed to her development of ovarian abc's deborah latest. " it is a stunning judgment. the jury blaming giant johnson mom's ovarian cancer. sot - danielle mason (lawyer) - what we learned through this trial is that johnson & johnson spent a lot of time keeping this information from the public. this verdict allows other women

choices about the buy. in court documents, jackie fox, said for over 35 years she used the company's shower to shower powder for her personal sprinkle a day keeps the odor away" the lawsuit linking it to her cancer sot - marvin salter - by no means did she know that this would be a harmful substance her legal victory, she died last october after a two and a half year battle with the disease -- her son, marvin salter, stepped in as plaintiff sot - marvin salter - continuing with this trial was indeed painful, but at the end of the day it was what she wanted in a statement to abc news, johnson and johnson said the verdict goes against decades of sound science proving the safety of talc as a cosmetic ingredient in multiple products? the company plans to appeal the verdict...while facing 1200 similar lawsuits around the country for good morning america, deborah

elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... the nevada caucuses wrapped up yesterday with republican presidential candidate donald trump still at the top. we'll take a look at the campaign trail and what to expect leading into super tuesday. elias: next.. gilbert high school has creative plans for how to prepare their students for the future. we'll take a look at why they were the lucky

" you're watching local 5 news midday in hd. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news johnson. elias: across the country...teache rs are constantly trying to keep boredom out of their classrooms. at gilbert high school ,they're thinking outside the textbooks to challenge students and put them on track to fill the jobs of the future. it's a project

are proud to support with this month's one classroom at a time thousand dollar grant. angleson has the story. students at gilbert to take their own bonnie miller edd faclitator when i went to high school. we were doing the frog and pig dissection, and that's that's where our world is going, our cisiculum, our core is getting more difficult." and that's just the basic common core you've probably heard of. but these students are considered advanced. and with this grant, their teacher, carolyn miller, will put together labs that go beyond dissections, right down to the molecular level... think taking apart dna and putting it back together again. 1:18:43 carolyn miller gilbert biology teacher "the old way of doing things things was

step. now the reality is all about discovery. what do you think may happen here or how might this interact with tis chemical whatever we are using at the time." if you think the expectations of students are changing, you're right. there's a nationwide and iowa based push to make students ready for those stem jobs. it's more rigorous than ever... and the skills built around these microscopes aren't as specific as they may sound. 1:20:47 carolyn miller gilbert biology teacher "if they continue to go into science, they'll probably be using the equipment again. if they don't, they're still using the skills in terms of working together. so being able to have the money to create other opportunitieslike different labs, is pretty great." today they're working on osmosis and diffusion. soon it'll be cell structures and dissections. with every lab comes the opportunity to work as a team through trial and error. at the end of the day, there's usually discovery. and that, above all else, is what their teachers want for them 1:16:52 bonnie may edd gifted facilitator "that they enjoy and that they're stretched and they go 'i want to know more" and to take them there."

could use some money for a special project, go to our website, we are iowa dot com to apply for the one classroom at a time grant. elias: in other school news, in waukee... students of every age will be asked to say the pledge of allegiance in class starting soon. the school board decided to extend saying the pledge to 10th, 11th and 12th graders. a district spokesperson says students will be asked to say the pledge, but not required... an important point, says the a-c-l-u of iowa. "students rights to free speech are protected by the first ammendment and the first ammendment protects students rights to say and do certain things. it also protects their right to not be forced to say and do certain things. " elias: we want to know your thoughts -- should saying the pledge of allegiance be part of every student's day in waukee? how about your community? you can connect

your thoughts. 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 story or any other. elias: an amazing rescue story out of des moines. a truck driver who had a heart attack while driving on highway five sunday... is alive and against some pretty long odds. his heroes say... it was just good timing. elias: indianola paramedic jason kling and emt kayla schark were on their way back to the fire station from a hospital in des moines.... when they took a different turn than usual and came across an accident. 57 year old jeff ronek had suffered cardiac arrest and his semi trailer was stuck in the median of highway fi ve because they came on the accident right able to shock back to life. " usually when we get " usually when we get minutes down the road, its not be able to get him electricity and shock him as many times as we did and get his heart

an amazing thing." elias: jeff wasn't feeling up to an on camera interview, but he did release a statement from the hospital about his rescue. in part he said quote "i knew i was gone and these guys brought me back. they didn't have to stop but they did. if they hadn't i wouldn't be here." and "i'm alive because they stopped, and then they didn't stop trying until they could get my heart going again." all: (reax) elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: pretty mild across the state the last few days, but it's still winter and today we'll get a nice reminder of that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our wind chills in the few scattered snow through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of any accumulation would likely not stick. thursday will start

some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday is looking amazing with highs expected to rise into the low 60s under lots of sunshine! sunday we'll start very warm and manage to climb into the mid 50s before a cold front and some rain knock us back into the 40s early next week. we'll likely slip into the low 40s and 30s for a bit, but then we'll try and bring back a warmer trend. elias: headquarters now-- with a look at the campaign yesterday. elias: it's the biggest win yet for with a twenty point victory in night -- trump has now won in the east -- the south -- and the west -- let's get all the latest on nevada from abc's tom llamas in las

" [nats crowd: trump! trump!] this morning donald trump winning the nevada caucuses and heading into super tuesday with real momentum. 00:54:35 sot: we won the evangelicals. we won with young. we won with old. we won with highly educated. we educated. i love the poorly educated. trump rallying his supporters late into the night. 00:53:39 sot: i grab and grab and i get greedy i want money money. now we're going to get greedy for the united states and grab and grab and grab. we're much money and so and overnight senator cruz thanking his supporters. (might need to mention what the final outcome between rubio / cruz is here in am if we get info) 01:18:06 this is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump and the only campaign that can beat donald trump in this campaign! trump taking his final caucuses at senator ted cruz. sot-trump 15:36:19 he's like a baby

the people i have to do...he's like a little baby, soft weak little baby by comparison. but for lying, he's the best i've ever seen cruz firing back...all day making the case it's unclear what trump even stands for. sot-cruz 17:31:39 "frankly i'm not willing to gamble my daughter's future with donald trump. the truth of the matter is, if donald became president, nobody knows what the heck he would do, he doesn't know what the heck he would do this as senator marco rubio continues to win endorsements from establishment leaders but acknowledging the field is too splintered. sot rubio (in shotlist -- rubio) rubio: well first of all, this choice here multi candidate- you have ben carson here this week and ted cruz and hard core majority of republicans that do not want donald and as long as they are being divided up three or four people, it's good for donald. but that's not gonna continue. llamas: do they need to drop out then?

to take care of that, you already saw that. trump predicting a rubio trump rumble could be coming sot-trump 15:32:06 rubio. who, by the way, i've been very nice to. i've been very nice, people say why are you so nice? because he hasn't hit me, when he does you will see what happens." elias: meanwhile, republicans have taken a stand against any potential supreme court nominee... elias: republican members of the senate judiciary committee have sent a letter to senate majority mitch mcconnell... the message indicates they will withhold consent of a supreme court nomination, and will not hold hearings until a new president is sworn in. iowa senator chuck grassley is the current 20-member presidential senator ted cruz also a member. mcconnell) "well look times we need to keep judiciary committee has unaminously hearings. i said repeatedly and i'm now confident in my conference agrees this decision ought to be made by the next president whoever is elected."

president obama has said he plans to follow through with a his administration is now fighting back against a 19-92 interview....in which then that the senate should not hold confirmation george h. w. bush's last year. elias: and trending now...some amazing video, courtesy of mother nature.. elias: the strong storms hitting the gulf coast have caused plenty of damage....and some incredible scenes.. take for instance these three water spouts that formed on lake pontchartrain... a local television station caught a local television station caught the unusual weather sight on video...as all three danced across the lake waters. all: (reax) elias:

midday... (weather) sam has the details in central iowa's most accurate forecast next.

meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: things have stayed pretty mild across the state the last few days, but it's still winter and today we'll get a nice reminder of that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our lows in the mid 20s but wind chills in the teens. there may be a few scattered snow showers that wander through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation would likely not stick. thursday will start cloudy but we'll see some sunshine by the end of the day with a continued strong northwest wind and highs in the mid 30s. friday we turn a corner with lighter winds, sunshine, and temperatures back in the 40s. much like last weekend, saturday is looking amazing with highs expected to rise into the low 60s under lots of sunshine! sunday we'll start very warm and manage to climb into the mid 50s before a cold front and some rain knock us back into the 40s early next week. we'll likely slip into

and bring back a warmer trend. sam: elias:

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

little information in advance regarding the dog we are bringing today and what elias and i can talk about. can this be shared with elias? roxy is a beautiful 7 year old malamute/elkhound mix with red merle markings who came to ali after her owner passed away. she has never been around cats or children, so probably best that she goes to a home without either. ali has put roxy on a diet as she is a bit overweight. other ali news:

having a great winter clearance sale to make room for spring and summer items. adult clothing is only $.50 per piece. other great deals included easter dcor and basket making supplies. wonderful pre-made baskets will go on sale march 7. roxy and i will see you soon! thank you,

things have stayed pretty mild across the state the last few days, but it's still winter and today we'll get a nice reminder of that. under cloudy skies and a strong north wind highs today will only top out in the upper 30s, but they will feel much colder than that. tonight the winds will stay northwesterly and strong keeping our lows in the mid 20s but wind chills in the teens. there may be a few scattered snow showers that wander through western iowa primarily tonight and tomorrow early morning, but most of us should be dry and any accumulation

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