the prosecution brought six more witnesses to the stand today. including emily fazzino's sister, brother in law and cousin -- testifying about the couple's rough relationship- involving police on different occassions including one week before emily's death. the prosecution also showed alex fazzino's hour long interview with d-c-i agents and police officers-where he consistently bringing up her pill addiction and their unhappy marriage. emilys brother in law jeff also described the night of emilys death. saying the first thing alex fazzino said to him was "i never touched her." jeff dighton, emily's brother-in-law, "i didn't know how to respond. we really couldn't believe what we were walking into, it was just police officers there, there were kids there saying 'mommy's gone, mommy's gone.' i didn't really know how to react." stephanie: today's testimony ended early so attorneys could debate whether or not emilys father, rick beckwith, is healthy enough to take the stand or even be in the court room.

witnesses are set to testify tomorrow- including doctors. we'll have continuing coverage. stephanie: now even though emily died in boone county, the trial has been moved to winneshiek county, a change in venue because of how many people knew this family. emily fazzino's grandfather founded the fareway grocery store chain, her dad is the former c-e-o. local five's claire powell will be covering the trial for us in winneshiek county. look for a live report coming up on local five news at six. new tonight at five. stephanie/1 shot: former iowa governor chet culver is back in headlines. he's been holding town hall meetings and rallies against the decision to privatize iowa's medicaid. this is causing some speculation that he may be gearing up to run for office. local five's sabrina ahmed asked him about it today. chet culver, former iowa governor, "you being in the spotlight again about this, i just want to ask one more time, everyone is speculating, everyone thinks the reason you're doing this is because you're going to run for office again. i am doing this because i care passionately about the state of iowa. i'm not running

continuing to advocate on behalf of these people that desperately need good healthcare" stephanie: so no immediate future political plans for chet culver. you can see the rest of culver's interview on this week in iowa. we'll also be talking more about the medicaid change-over, as well as presidential politics. it's all sunday at 9 a-m, right here on local five. stephanie/ots: national politics now. there's a lot on the line in this evening's republican debate in texas. the prime objective of candidates not named donald trump..stopping the front- runner. scott mclean houston. tuesday... the epicenter of the republican nomination race tonight will be texas. that's where the five g-o-p hopefuls left in the race will meet for a debate in houston. the big question now -- can anyone stop donald trump? the front runner says he'll be ready thursday night. we'll be totally prepared, people have not done very well

everyone who has attacked me has gone down. marco rubio has been attacking trump -- something that won't likely stop on the debate stage: the front runner in this race has actually alluded to the fact that he thinks parts of obamacare are pretty good (boo) then there's ted cruz -- who has faced tough questions after failing to consolidate evangelical support in nevada and especially in south carolina. the texas senator thinks he's being treated unfairly. i'm curious how many reporters ask marco rubio after losing four states in a row, so when do you drop out? and he's not running -- but 2012 republican nominee mitt romney has thrown himself back into the discussion -- calling on donald trump to release his tax returns... suggesting there could be a bombshell in there. i think there's something there, either he's not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is, or he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay. trump responded thursday morning in a tweet writing:

and worst candidates in the history of republican politics, is now pushing me on tax returns. dope! if donald trump does release his tax returns it won't be anytime soon... he says he will make a decision over the next few months. " stephanie/1shot: the next democratic debate is slated for sunday march 6th in flint, michigan. stephanie: we want to know your thoughts on whether or not senators ted cruz or marco rubio can eventually catch up to donald trump. or do you think trump has the nomination in the bag. 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 story or any other. stephanie: ames is known for many things. including some of the best drinkin water in the country.. that may not be true over the next few days. due to "water pipe testing", you may see some rusty water or low water pressure as they test new pipes. the city of ames reminds us that

still safe to drink, but can stain laundry. stephanie/1shot: let's check back in with jack miller. he is hosting a wonderful event for the children's cancer connection .... it sounds like it will be a fun night... jack hosts annual event for the children's cancer connection. children's cancer connection kicks off the year with this casual evening of entertainment, kicks off the year with this casual evening of entertainment, cocktails, delicious food, and silent & live auctions filled with items for just about everyone! jack thanks.

stephanie/1shot coming up on local 5 news at five... getting some unwanted phone calls? how you can stop those annoying robocalls. stephanie: but next... severe weather hits the east coast in every shape and form. we check out the damage left by a mean mother nature. stephanie: and... straight ahead on local 5 news at 5... a local business that's been serving up donuts for decades is looking for a new home. what the future holds for the famous "donut king"

meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie/1shot: welcome back, do you like donuts? if the answer is yes, then you've probably heard of donut king in west des moines. this is more than just a local business, it's an institution -- having been in

years plus. but there's a problem at donut king these days. the property is being turned into something else by developers. that has donut king's long-time owner scrambling to find a new place. lou king, owner, "i though maybe we had until the end of the year minimum, maybe next spring. but he decided to jump and do things quicker." 1:56 " stephanie: that was owner lou king speaking. donut king is beloved by thousands of people in the metro. joins us tonight at 10, when jack miller will have a special report on this iconic business, its gruff but loveable owner, and what the future holds. stephanie/lam: a terrible couple of days of weather in the u-s in virginia...4 people died in a tornado that hit a mobile home. dozens of other twisters tore throught the south and east. with a snow storm striking the midwest. in the northeast, blinding rain...downed powerlines... and toppled trees. the winds strong enough to knock over a semi on new york city's george washington bridge. those tornadoes that ripped through

says the state's governor. terry mcaliffe, virginia governor, "but to think we would have these tornadoes and we believe there were a total of 8 tornadoes that touched down in virginia. but to see these types of tornadoes at the end of february was truly astounding. but we got the command center up and running. " stephanie: in rockaway beach, new york... the rolling seas overturned a coast guard vesssel that went out to rescue this fishing boat. the five coast guard memebers did swim to shore safely. stephanie: so brad... a gloomy day... like what we're having now... not so bad in comparison. brad

independent weather experts" brad: today was another one of "those" days with gray skies and chilly winds, but a change is coming! sunnier and warmer weather is on its way! the clouds will likely stick around most of tonight, but those nw winds will be diminishing down to 5- 10 mph later tonight. while the clouds may still be around as we start friday, we should see plenty of afternoon sunshine and milder sw winds. both of these will help to warm us up into the mid 40s. even warmer weather will push in here for the weekend! sunny skies are expected all day saturday with highs reaching the low 60s in central iowa. saturday night will stay very mild with sw winds keeping us in the 40s overnight. that will set the stage for a mild sunday morning, but a cold front will be coming through before noon that will turn some cooler winds in from the northwest. it will be cloudier and windier in the afternoon, but temps should be staying in the 50s.monday is looking pretty nice too with sunshine and highs in the 50s. it is looking like march may come in like a lion because there will be a storm system coming our way on tuesday with a chance for rain/snow depending on the actual storm track. either way, next week will be getting colder, so be sure to enjoy the next four days! brad/wxhang

jack:/ its way! the clouds will likely stick around most of tonight, but those nw winds will be diminishing down to 5- 10 mph later tonight. while the clouds may still be around as we start friday, we should see plenty of afternoon sunshine and milder sw winds. both of these will help to warm us up into the mid 40s. even warmer weather will push in here for the weekend! sunny skies are expected all day saturday with highs reaching the low 60s in central iowa. saturday night will stay very mild with sw winds keeping us in the 40s overnight. that will set the stage for a mild sunday morning, but a cold front will be coming through before noon that will turn some cooler winds in from the northwest. it will be cloudier and windier in the afternoon, but temps should be staying in the 50s.monday is looking pretty nice too with sunshine and highs in the 50s. it is looking like march may come in like a lion because there will be a storm system coming our way on tuesday with a chance for rain/snow depending on the actual storm track. either way, next week will be getting colder, so be sure to enjoy the next four days! brad/wxhang (adlib)

its way! the clouds will likely stick around most of tonight, but those nw winds will be diminishing down to 5- 10 mph later tonight. while the clouds may still be around as we start friday, we should see plenty of afternoon sunshine and milder sw winds. both of these will help to warm us up into the mid 40s. even warmer weather will push in here for the weekend! sunny skies are expected all day saturday with highs reaching the low 60s in central iowa. saturday night will stay very mild with sw winds keeping us in the 40s overnight. that will set the stage for a mild sunday morning, but a cold front will be coming through before noon that will turn some cooler winds in from the northwest. it will be cloudier and windier in the afternoon, but temps should be staying in the 50s.monday is looking pretty nice too with sunshine and highs in the 50s. it is looking like march may come in like a lion because there will be a storm system coming our way on tuesday with a chance for rain/snow depending on the actual storm track. either way, next week will be getting colder, so be sure to enjoy the next four days! brad/wxhang (adlib) its way! the clouds

tonight, but those nw winds will be diminishing down to 5- 10 mph later tonight. while the clouds may still be around as we start friday, we should see plenty of afternoon sunshine and milder sw winds. both of these will help to warm us up into the mid 40s. even warmer weather will push in here for the weekend! sunny skies are expected all day saturday with highs reaching the low 60s in central iowa. thanks, brad! stephanie/1shot: back out to urbandale we go jack miller gets event really great children's charity. jack hosts annual event for the children's cancer connection. children's cancer connection kicks off the year with entertainment, cocktails, delicious

auctions filled with items for just about everyone! stephanie/1shot coming up on

hitting the silence button on those cell phones when those robocalls bother you. how there might be a way to end them all together.

finally be a way to stop them. consumer advocate michelle mortensen tells us how ... and explains just how bad the problem has gotten. " ringing nats of some sort throughout ... i won't always dictate where when your phone rings? rings do you know who's calling you? lots of folks say they don't ... because robocallers are taking over the phonelines sot 11:43:08 ((the calls are very annoying )) sot 11:35:02 ((it's almost every day)) sot11:37:07 ((they never give up )) sot 11:40:11

they call everybody )) sot11:43:23 ((they're a pain )) a pain that's growing bigger than the lines for a powerball jackpot..... according to this guy .. alex quilici. he's made it his life's work to track those annoying calls. sot 1:25 - skype ((the only way to solve a problem is to start measuring it )) his data shows americans get about 1 in a half billion robocalls a month. that's more than the whole population of china. heck .. it's more than the whole continent of africa. sot 1:59 ((it's a massive problem )) knowing who's calling isn't just interesting though ... alex says it's the key to stopping them. sot 16:30ish ((we try to fool calls we recognize as robocallers )) fooling robocallers is one of the many things alex's company youmail does. it's a voicemail service for landline or cellualr phones... and it automatically stops any known robocall number from coming through the line. see they created technology to tell certain numbers ... your number is no longer in service. it was originally created to avoid an annoying ex .... but now it's stopping annoying robocalls. alex says his users are definitive proof ... it works. sot

stephanie/lam: youmail's robo- blocking service is free with their voicemail. to access it .. just go to their website .. youmail.com ... and sign up. stephanie/1shot time for another quick break... chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. brad/wxhang today was another one of "those" days with gray skies and chilly

its way! the clouds will likely stick around most of tonight, but those nw winds will be diminishing down to 5- 10 mph later tonight. while the clouds may still be around as we start friday, we should see plenty of afternoon sunshine and milder sw winds. both of these will help to warm us up into the mid 40s. even warmer

sunny skies are expected all day saturday with highs reaching the low 60s in central iowa. saturday night will stay very mild with sw winds keeping us in the 40s overnight. that will set the stage for a mild sunday morning, but a cold front will be coming through before noon that will turn some cooler winds in from the northwest. it will be cloudier and windier in the afternoon, but temps should be staying in the 50s.monday is looking pretty nice too with sunshine and highs in the 50s. it is looking like march may come in like a lion because there will be a storm system coming our way on tuesday with a chance for rain/snow depending on the actual storm track. either way, next week will be getting colder, so be sure to enjoy the next four days! stephanie/wxhang: our chief political correspondent amanda krenz welcomed a new addition tuesday... brennon rhone was born just after two tuesday afternoon....comi ng in at seven pounds and two ounces.. we want to wish her a special congratulations ...and welcome to the world little brennon! stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight.

breakingnews. we're on the scene, the deadly tornado outbreak. at least eight dead, including a 2-year-old. more than 30 twisters from texas to pennsylvania.

th truck blown over on the gw bridge in new york. the coast guard trying to save this boat. the showdown tonight. is this the last chance for the other candidates to try and take down donald trump before super tuesday? and, the eye-opening new poll tonight from marco rubio's own state of florida. is trump unstoppable, even there? just 24 hours after our exclusive with apple's ceo, tim cook, the fierilyreery moments on capitol hill today. and just tonight, apple answers the judge. new reporting tonight after runway. the emergency evaction. and sylvester stallone, coming back into focus. will he deliver a knockout punch at the oscars? we have stallone, right here tonight. good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we have several developing stories as we come on the air. and we begin with the deadly tornadoes.