alexander fazzino was arrested in 2013 for the death of his wife emily. emily was found in the couple's upstairs bathroom in 2012 . the prosecution finished on monday. since then, the fazzino family has testified. and today, defense brought emily's mom and one of her doctors to the stand. jack: local 5's claire powell has the details in tonight's big story. claire the morning began with testimony from emily fazzinos mother and alexander fazzinos father. but it took a more serious tone when one of emily's main doctors took the stand. lasting the entire afternoon back and forth between defense and prosecution. cynthia beckwith- emily fazzinos mother- was first on stand. "emily came to me said mom i need your help, im addictedto a pain killer" beckwith admitted she'd known about her daughters abuse since fall of 2011. kept the diagnoses and the nauseating, december detox a secret-- lying to the boone community, emilys father, siblings and alex-- telling them all she had mono. "she was cnocerend about it. as she was concerned about her father finding out becau

its day five of the alexander fazzino murder trial, underway in winneshiek county. 42 year old alexander fazzino was arrested in 2013 for the murder of his wife emily. emily was found dead in the couples bathroom in january of 2012. since then the trial has been moved and delayed several times. but today, after nearly a week of testimony, prosecution wrapped up their final witnesses. stephanie: local 5's claire powell has more from the courtroom, its tonights big story. claire: the prosecution began and ended the morning with two dci agents. one who specializes in d- n-a- who told the jury she found alex's blood on the clothes he wore the night of emilys death. she also inspected emilys body- including a negative sexual assault test. the other witness was the special agent who documented a february search warrant in the fazzino household. pack- full of those blood stained clothes, and more of emilys belongings. " dna, depending how " the state of iowa rests" claire this afternoon, the defense began by witnesses to the including fazzinos family all who say they'd witnessed emilys debilita

claire the morning began with testimony from emily fazzinos mother and alexander fazzinos father. but it took a more serious tone when one of emily's main doctors took the stand. lasting the entire afternoon back and forth between defense and prosecution. cynthia beckwith- emily fazzinos mother- was first on stand. "emily came to me said mom i need your help, im addictedto a pain killer" beckwith admitted she'd known about her daughters abuse since fall of 2011.

alexander fazzino's family members, including his mother, testified monday. she told the court that emily fazzino seemed to be having health problems. "(joanne fazzino/mother of alexander fazzino) "i was very concerned. it was very upsetting. i was upset for her, i was upset for the kids, i was upset for my son." (q: now at that time, at all times, you loved emily as a daughter) "i loved her. i loved her. and i tht we had a very close relationship. alexander fazzino's aunt and to perform an intervention on emily fazzino because they believed she was prescription but last week, emily fazzino's sister testified that she was rarely -- if ever -- intoxicated. lukas: a routine traffic stop, turned into a methamphetamine bust in spencer over the weekend spencer police saying 31-year old blaine stockwell of laurens tried to get away from police after they tried to pull him over on sunday. stockwell led them on a high speed pursuit before crashing into a ditch in rural clay county. after he was arrested, stockwell was charged with possession of meth, reckless driving

stephanie: today in court, it was day five in the alexander fazzino trial. stephanie/ram: fazzino was arrested for first degree murder in 2013. after his wife, emily, was found dead in the couple's bathroom in 2012. this morning, the prosecution rested its case. they ended with two d-c-i agents who noted emily did not overdose the day she died. then the defense took over this afternoon, bringing the fazzino's house keeper and family to the stand. alex fazzino's mother, aunt and sister all testified they saw emily under the influence countless times. "slurring speech, disoriented, she was kind of staggering and i was so concerned i wanted to take her ot the hospital- did she go? she would not go" stephanie: the trial continues tomorrow with more defense continues tomorrow with more defense witnesses to take the stand. be sure to stay with local 5 as cover the case. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... it's is a milestone day in presidential politics. we'll take a look at who we might be one step closer to the white house...by this time tomorrow. jack:

stacey: prosecutors say alexander fazzino drowned his wife. fazzino's defense says she drowned accidentally while on todd: as predicted, lots of us woke up with a little or a lot of snow on the ground. kurtis gertz has more. kurtis: the cold air fell in behind the snow. reports of anywhere between three and four inches. over towards the northeastern areas, chilly air, and wind chills almost below zero in clarion. it feels like for above in marshalltown. here in the metro, the current wind chill is 11. clouds will slowly increase. temperatures will fall down. in the teens by 7:00 a.m.. i think we will see a little bit of sunshine. the clouds quickly return, high temperature tomorrow, 43. that is run normal for this time of year. there is a lot of above normal in the week ahead. we have a cold one on thursday. 40's on friday, 50 saturday. we bonds up into the 60's and stay there through early next week. front and rare -- rear license plate. one lawmaker wants to change that. kim st. onge is in the studio to explain. kim: the state representative

alexander fazzino's family members testified about emily's use of alcohol and prescription medicine, saying it strained their marriage. they are among the first witnesses for the defense. prosecutors rested their case earlier in the day after calling on nearly two dozen witnesses. we have an update to a story we reported earlier this month. the f-d-a is demanding new safety trials and warning labels for a permanent form of birth control called essure. it's a coil that a doctor fallopian tubes to prevent conception. the f-d-a took action after receiving complaints from women who say they suffered serious complications from the device. side effects include severe pain, bleeding, and hair loss. the company that owns the device, bayer, says it plans to work with the f-d-a to ensure the safe use of the product. the state of iowa now generates more than 31 percent of its energy from the wind. the u-s- energy information administration says that's more than any other state in the country. ahead of south dakota and kansas. governor branstad says there is a potential for the state to generate

alexander fazzino is facing first degree murder charges. he's accused of killing his wife, emily, back in 20-12. monday the defense began its emily accidentally drowned in a bathtub because of a prescription drug addiction. her mother-in-law testified that she saw emily stumble, stagger, and the last year of her life. "i was very concerned, it was very upsetting. i was upset for her, i was upset for the kids, i was upset for my son. now at that time and all times, you loved emily as a daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a very close relationship." fazzinos former house keeper also testified... she pled the fifth when asked if the trial continues today in decorah. today lawmakers are trying to strengthen iowa's animal abuse laws.. senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise in iowa...so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill...anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the departme

and the continuation of the alexander fazzino murder trial. prosecutors called their final witnesses from the iowa dci. fazzino is charged with first degree murder in the 2012 death of his wife emily in boone. he has pleaded not guilty, saying she accidentally drowned in a bathtub. elizabeth: the city of ames and iowa state are teaming up to look into safety issues along lincoln way. it's been just over two months since 18-year-old isu student emalee jacobs was hit and killed on that road. however, city engineers say there's no correlation between the december hit and run and the safety study. but they want to make a busy road safer for everyone, especially with continued growth the study is part of the city's long-range transportation plan. and a des moines man is in jail after stealing a car that belonged to a des moines police detective. 55-year-old la forest bennett was outside the embassy suites hotel saturday night when he took patrick garcia's keys and vehicle. bennett didn't know garcia is married to a detective, and that the hotel was

fazzino says his wife drowned accidentally, possibly because of prescription drugs. but prosecutors say she was strangled and possibly drowned. alexander's family members, including his mother, testified yesterday. she told the court that emily seemed to be having health problems. joanna fazzino: i was very concerned. it was very upsetting. i was upset for her, i was upset for the kids, i was upset for my son. >> now at that time, at all times, you loved emily as a daughter. joanna fazzino: i loved her. i loved her. and i thought we had a very close relationship. alyx: alexander's aunt and sister testified that they wanted to perform an intervention with emily because they believed she was abusing prescription drugs. but last week, emily's sister if ever, intoxicated.the videos were a publicity stunt. andrews is suing michael barrett, the man who recorded the videos, and the franchise owner of this nashville marriott for $75 million. and apple's phone encryption battle with the fbi is the subject of capitol hill hearings today. the head of the fbi and apple's top lawyer are scheduled to testify before the house judiciary committee. yeste

it's day six of the alexander fazzino murder trial. fazzino is the death of his wife emily, who was found dead in the bathtub. his defense team says prescription drug abuse is to blame. stephanie: her own mother told the jury emily wanted private rehab in her parents home in the fall of 2011. emily's mother said, under doctor's instructions, she went through four days of detox to get off her pain medication. it was all kept a secret from the boone community as well as emily's father, siblings and from her husband. she told the jury she then thought emily was cured and never saw her under the influence again. " four day rehab at my request and i honored it" stephanie: despite all this testimony, cindy beckwith said she thinks her son in law was to blame for now emily's doctor also took the stand this afternoon to talk about drug use. we'll hear more about that and the night of her death coming up tonight at 6. jack/ots: here's a lobbying effort that's easy to get behind. special olympics iowa athletes gathered in the rotunda to get lawm

alexander fazzino is on trial for allegedly killing emily, his wife, who is the daughter of the fareway grocery chain's board chairman. kwwl's brad hanson in decorah tonight with the latest. @bhansonkwwl) "the defense of alex fazzino breaking the mold cindy is the first witness so far that hasn't been to emily's state in the weeks and months leading up her death. they say she always had a drink in her hand, and usually had a hard time finishing sentences. but beckwith paints a much different picture--especially after emily had undergone a four day detox treatment in her home in december of fazzino's mother) "she felt good about herself. she was planning on enrolling in college and going into interior clothing design. and she felt relief." the defense was very critical of beckwith's in-home treatment of emily, asking many @bhansonkwwl) "the defense tried to show beckwith didn't get her treatment because she was worried about people in their community finding out. but beckwith disagreed, saying that it was emily's choice, and she was just supporting her. we've got you covered in decorah,

his wife called on family members to discuss alleged issues his wife had with both emily and alexander fazzino's relatives testified today in a winnishiek county court. alexander is charged with first degree murder, and he has pleaded not guilty in emily's death. stacey: changes could be coming to the car parts you're required to buy. kcci's kim st. onge is in studio to explain how this effects every driver. kim: right now, iowa drivers are required to have a have a front and rear license plate. but one lawmaker has proposed a bill to only require a rear plate. the lawmaker who introduced the bill says this will allow car enthusiasts to keep their vehicles authentic, and not appreciate the value. a local car dealership also supports the bill and adds that it can cost $200 or more to have front plates installed if they aren't already. right now, iowa is one of 31 states in the country requiring both plates. tonight at 6:00 here why law-enforcement has concerns about the bill. todd: still ahead, premature celebration. high school basketball game started partying over there quote big win." stacey:

it's day six of the alexander fazzino murder trial. fazzino is charged with the death of his wife emily, who was found dead in the bathtub. his defense team is blaming prescription drug abuse. stephanie: and today they called emily's own mother on that subject. cindy beckwith told the jury emily wanted private rehab in her parents home in the fall of 2011. beckwith said, under doctor's instructions, she went through four days of detox to get off her pain medication. it was all kept a secret from the boone community as well as emily's father, siblings and from her husband. she told the jury she then thought emily was cured and never saw her under the influence again. " four day rehab at my home, that was her request and i honored it" despite all this testimony, cindy beckwith said she thinks her son in law was to blame for emily's death, not the drugs. jack/ots: here's a lobbying effort that's easy to get behind. special olympics iowa athletes gathered in the statehouse rotunda today. they asked lawmakers to sign the pledge not to use "

alexander fazzino facing first degree murder charges for allegedly killing his wife... emily in their home in january of 2012. she's the daughter of the fareway grocery chain's owner -- richard1 beckwith. the defense beginning by calling fazzino's former house cleaner to the stand --elodie mcwilson. she refused to answer any questions, pleading the fifth, wheeasked if she ssd preeription drugss to emill the defense then calling joanne fazzino, alex's mother. she says she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her words (joanne fazzino, alex fazzino's mother) "i was very concerned, it was very upsetting. i was times, you loved emily as a daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a very close relationship." the reason she wanted to take the kids and alex back to kansas city a week before emily died. she says emily was very upset with them after the were forced by court order to bring the kids back to boone. testimony continues tomorrow.. new details tonight -- police have found this young man -- rashon montgomery at the casey's off university avenue in waterlo

her husband alexander fazzino is accused of murdering emily, who is the daughter of the chairman of the board for fareway stores. kwwl's brad hanson has been following this case for us and brings us the latest from by the defense of alex fazzino, as they called emily's mother, cindy beckwith one not a direct relative or longtime friend of alex fazzino. a majority of her testimony centered on a four day detox period emily underwent in the beckwith home. the defense critical of beckwith for not seeking more they didn't need it. (cindy beckwith, emily fazzino's mother) "we felt like we had been successful. she came down and ate with us, or in-patient, and it was not her desire. it was not my choice. that's how she wanted to handle it." many on the stand describing emily in the weeks and months leading to her death. shannon mcintosh, a friend of the fazzino's, says she saw emily struggle to finish sentences and even dress her own child. (shannon mcintosh, alex fazzino's friend)"my concern was that she was obviously unable to take care of her child at that time. and as a nurse practicioner,

alexander fazzino is facing first degree murder charges for allegedly killing his wife back in 2012... yesterday the defense began its case. they're trying to prove emily accidentally drowned in a bathtub due to a prescription drug addiction... her mother-in-law testified yesterday that she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her words multiple times in the last year of her life. sot: 22 "i was very concerned, it was very upsetting. i was upset for her, i was upset for the kids, i was upset for my son. now at that time and all times, you loved emily as a daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i very close relationship." fazzino's former house keeper also testified. she pled the fifth when asked if she sold emily drugs. today lawmakers are trying to strengthen iowa's animal abuse laws.. "you know, violence is violence...if you beat your dog i'm sure you probably beat your kid." senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise here in iowa, so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill, anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with

the defense beginning by calling alexander fazzino's former she pleaded the fifth many times when asked if she sold prescription drugs to alexander's wife, emily. alex's mother also taking the stand yesterday... she testified that she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her words quite a few times in the last year of her mother) "i was very concerned, it was very upsetting. i was times, you loved emily as a daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a very close relationship." testimony continues today with fazzino calling up emily's mother --cindy beckwith-- to the stand. legislature... animal abusers. the senate approving a bill which would make the crime a felony. right now, animal abuse is an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill human services to do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. today marks exactly one year since iowa's gas tax increase took effect. many people haven't given it much thought because prices have been so low. the ten-cent tax hike kicked in march first of last year after lawmakers approved it. it was expected to bring in about 215

alexander fazzino has been charged with murder in emily's 20-12 death. the defense has blamed it on prescription drug abuse. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: some startling news from the state auditor's officer about iowa's 9-1-1 system. iowa auditor mary mosiman has recommended improvements be made to the management of money collected for running the iowa's enhanced 9-1-1 calling system. an audit found most counties either under reported...or over-reported costs, with one off by more than a million dollars. elias: new this morning....the city of ames looking for input on improving a heavily used corridor. elias: thousands of cars travel along lincoln was each day, along with hundreds of pedestrians and cyclists... the roadway is also where i-s-u freshman emmalee jacobs cy-ride bus and killed... now, the city is looking at ways to improve the lincoln way corridor.. a series of workshops will be held to gather recommendation s from those who live and work along the roadway, as well as the public in general. the information will help develo

the defense began presenting its case in the alexander fazzino trial tuesday. fazzino is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife emily in boone. prosecutors say she was strangled and possibly drowned. alex's mom testified, saying emily seemed to be having health problems. his aunt and sister testified that they believed she was using prescription drugs. testimony will continue in the decorah courtroom today. shaina: right now. astronaut scott kelly is preparing to make his way back home to the u.s. after his out of this world trip. kelly returned to earth late last night after an unprecedented 340 days in space. that's longer than any other american astronaut. a capsule carrying kelly and a russian cosmonaut touched down in kazakhstan just before midnight. while in space, kelly carried out countless experiments to study the effects of long-duration trips in space. during his trip, he flew more than 143 million miles. orbits around earth, and saw 11,000 sunrises and sunsets. the world record of 438 days in space was set by a russian doctor in th

lucas: we start in the courtroom...with the latest from the trial of alexander fazzino... lucas: he faces a first degree murder charge in connection with his wife's death... yesterday the prosecution rested its case... they ended with two d-c-i agents who noted emily did not overdose the day she died. then the defense took over, bringing the fazzino's house keeper and family to the stand. mother, aunt and testified they the influence countless times. lucas: emily's mom, took the stand, her daughter had admitted to high anxiety and addiction to opiates and pain medication. cynthia told a jury in december of 20-11 that emily wanted to keep her four day detox a secret from the community, her family, and even her husband, alex. "was cured from her drug addiction after hse left you from the four day period. yes. you belive it today dont you. yes. and you believe alex was involved with teh death of your daughter dont you. unfortunately yes " lucas: more witnesses will testify for the defense today- including alex fazzino's father. be sure to stay with local 5 as we continue to c

sabrina: turning to the courtroom...and the latest from the trial of alexander fazzino... sabrina: he faces a first degree murder charge in connection with his wife's death... yesterday the prosecution rested its case... they ended with two d-c-i agents who noted emily did not overdose the day she died. then the defense took over, bringing the fazzino's house keeper and family to the stand. alex fazzino's mother, aunt and sister all testified they saw emily under the influence countless times. "slurring speech, disoriented, she was kind of staggering and i was so concerned i wanted to take her ot the hospital- did she go? she would not go" sabrina: the defense today. be sure to stay with local 5 as we continue to cover this case. elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough hours today. the bulk of snow has stayed primarily in northern iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. snow reports have ranged from

the defense beginning by calling alexander fazzino's former house cleaner to the stand. she pleaded the fifth many times when when asked if she sold prescription drugs to alexander's wife, emily. alex's mother also taking the stand yesterday... she testified that she saw emily stumble, stagger and slur her (joanne fazzino, alex fazzino's upset for her, i was upset for daughter. i loved her, i loved her, and i thought we had a very close relationship." testimony continues today. decision 2016. today's the day which can reveal which candidates have the best chance at winning their party's nomination for president. it's super tuesday. twelve states -- and hundreds of delegates on the line. republican ted cruz and democratic bernie sanders both need to carry their home states -- texas and vermont -- today. a photographer covering a donald trump rally in virginia says he was choked and thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. video shows us what happened. chris morris was working for "time" magazine... and says he stepped the media pen when this all happened. the secret

and in iowa, alexander fazzino is a free man after a jury found him not guilty of killing his wife . he says she drowned in the tub and her fall caused injuries to death while working on her. prosecutors charged in the murder insisting he strangled her. jenna: a possible break in the fight against the isis terrorists. a defector from the group leaking the name, addresses and contact information of thousands of the hottest and some of them are right here in the united states. senior correspondent greg alcott has the story line. reporter: this is potentially a huge breakthrough in efforts to break up the isis terror group. we are looking at what could be a breakthrough with some 22,000 documents on a thumb drive obtained from a defector from isis by correspondent suits ramsey, our sister at sky news. incredibly, they are basically employment applications. the kind of forms you see in the humanresources department for thousands of foreign jihadists from over 50 nations including the united states . among the list we looked at, some 12 americans so far including three -year-old douglas m

the mother of a murder victim taking the stand today in the high profile trial of alexander fazzino. and.. a local community honoring one of their own after ""you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered. this is good evening everyone, i'm ron steele. and i'm amanda goodman. thanks donald trump the big winner tonight for the republicans. alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusetts, tennessee, and virginia. ted cruz winning his state of texas --along with oklahoma. marco rubio not picking up any states thus far tonight. these are the number of deleagates each candidates has earned throughout the entire race at last check. on the democratic side -- hillary clinton picking up wins in six states as well -- alabama, arkansas, georgia, tennessee, texas, and virginia. sanders picking up colorado, oklahoma and his state of vermont. clinton with a commanding lead in the number of delegates won thus far.. steve handelsman is live in stafford, texas with the latest -- steve... here at the redneck country club the cruz crowd went crazy ....feeling for the first time that the gop race

fazzino takii the stand today as the defense starts to make their case. all part of our continuing coverage--the daughter of fareway grocery's chair of the board allegdly murdered by her husband. alexander fazzzno is on trial, accused of murdering his wife emily fazzino in their home in boone back in january of 2012. kwwl's brad hanson live for us in decorah tonight. and brad, a big part of the day spent talking with alex fazzino's family members on the stand. that's right--alex's mother, aunt, sister and brother all many of them talking about how much they saw emily struggle with her addiction to prescription medication. alex's aunt, mary ann, testifying that they wanted to have an intervention for emily, especially after she says emily's complexion changed, and she looked gray. but she says emily didn't want the help. (mary ann fazzino, alex's aunt) "you can't sit back and do nohing when somebody's doing that. i don't care. i risked my rrlationship wwh her to tell her that i wanted her to her to be well." mary ann also testifying that she saw emily struggle to get up the stairs in her house just days before she ied. & the defense illuded to this strategy in their opening statements--t

alexander fazzino is facing first degree murder charges after his wife emily was found dead in their home back in 2012. yesterday, the defense began making their case. they're trying to prove emily accidentally drowned in a bathtub due to a prescription drug addiction... today lawmakers are trying to strengthen iowa's animal abuse laws.. "you know, violence is violence...if you beat your dog i'm sure you probably beat your kid." senator tony bisignano says animal abuse rates are on the rise here in iowa, so he championed a law to come down harder on those who do it. under the bill, anyone accused with animal abuse could be charged with a felony. right now it's an aggravated misdemeanor. the bill also requires the do a wellness check if the abuse happens in front of a child. it passed the senate yesterday and now heads to the house. iowa's animal abuse laws are considered to be among the softest in the nation by animal welfare advocates. high schoolers from across the state are preparing to go head-to-head today at the iowa events center. today a "top chef" style event will have them