>>amanda: okay. >>david: we have a speaker. >>amanda: mmhmm. >>david: we'll get another speaker as soon as a name pops up and we get behind a speaker, but, you know, the folks in iowa who i'm talkin to they're not so much concerned about what's goin' on >>amanda: mmhmm. >>david: really inside the beltway on this issue. they're much more worried about, you know, education, what's going on in the middle east, the economy, jobs, but it seems to be a really inside kinda baseball kinda thing. i remember leaving the capitol on friday, my last vote, and i got peppered by a bunch of reporters about the, the issue. >>amanda: mmhmm. >>david: and it seems like they were just talkin' to one another. >>amanda: hmm. >>david: here at home i'm not hearin' a lot about it. >>amanda: do you think that's because as iowans and just the american public in general we can just trust that the right thing will happen, that somebody will be in that position? >>david: well, you wanna hope that the right thing's always gonna happen. (chuckling) >>amanda: well, yeah. >>davi

amanda good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: this week started on the mild and warm side, but now we're really back to feeling like fall with a cold day and frost night back in the forecast. we're looking at mostly sunny skies today with a few more afternoon clouds. we're going to be cold and windy this afternoon with highs only climbing into the mid 50s and northwest winds around 10-15 mph. overnight we're going to see partly cloudy skies but we'll probably see wide- spread frost as lows fall into the low 30s and 20s. saturday will start very cold and chilly, but with some sunshine we'll warm that air up into the upper 50s. sunday is going to be gorgeous with highs climbing back into the upper 60s. next week we have a few rain chances and we'll have our highs go back into the 70s for a few days. amanda let's get into the top five this morning.... amanda the president says a

amanda: news midday.... a surprise announcement from democratic candidate lincoln chafee this morning.. amanda: and -- from sleeping on the job to waiting tables... hear what police officers are up to here at home and in the nations capitol. amanda: and in the business world...bad news for volkswagen, good news for google. we'll explain. "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda first - a quick heads up to drivers around the intersection of merle hay road and aurora avenue. police say there's a head on semi truck and a car there. on injuries or will be cleaned we'll keep you hear more. amanda moving now to news just in this morning.... democratic candidate drops out of the race -- following jim webb's switch to campaign and joe biden's decision not to run. amanda this time it's former rhode island governor lincoln chafee in a press release today, chafee told supporters that he decided to end his campaig

amanda: and.... as the battle over planned parenthood goes on -- how's it affecting thousands of iowans across the state? we're taking a deeper look. that's next. " you're watching local 5 news midday in amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz amanda now to a major arrest in the war against isis. a hacker who stole the personal information of more than a thousand military personnel -- and passed it on to the brutal terror group -- in custody this morning. abc's pierre thomas has latest from washington in your national headlines. " prosecutors claim ardit ferizi of kosovo hacked into the files of an american retailer--- stealing sensitive personal information about more than 1,000 federal employees and members of the u.s. military. he then allegedly passed the stolen information to junaid hussain, a british mastermind behind of an isis social media campaign with deadly intentions. "an isil operative named junaid hussain hussain's islamic state hacking d

sam: amanda: amanda: in take a look at this today... amanda: amanda: this week our good morning iowa team, sabrina and elias put their pumpkin carving skills to the test...against each other. and we have been letting you see who did it the best... and here we have the latest poll--and it looks like sabrina has the lead so far...but that can change... but we also have a last minute entry... check this out....it's a sam-o lantern... ((reax)) be sure to keep sending in your votes to our facebook page--we'll reveal our winner on monday! amanda you're watching local five news midday. we'll be back after this. sam: we're joined now by healthy, happy and green. now... he'll be available for all your gardening needs at the downtown des moines farmers market on 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

amanda: thanks elias... amanda at ((time check)) we're going to take a short break but have more good morning iowa still ahead....and much more from elias and blitz gameday... amanda but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...ten- thousand six- hundred block of northeast 70th avenue and a second at the ...58-hundred block of northeast 27th avenue so take care on the roads today... amanda let's also get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at valley west... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." amanda a rough drive for some in california...after for some in california...after a mudslide traps their vehicles on you can see how deeply the mud. it's above the tires on some on the

>>amanda: mmhmm. >>kevin: and that was in the white house. so we've just had a longstanding friendship and relationship and it goes back for over a decade so >>amanda: and why did you then decide to get involved with his super pac here and try to get him some support? >>kevin: well, like a lot of our fellow endorsers of the effort we, we have a good relationships with him. we trust him. and we thought that he would, look, when he gave his speech saying he wasn't gonna run >>amanda: mmhmm. >>kevin: that was probably a rough draft of what his announcement speech would've been talkin' about having a moon shot t , to cure cancer. >>amanda: mmhmm. >>kevin: and how we have to treat people with respect and work across the aisle and be optimistic and hopeful. and that, i think the campaign that he would've run would've been something that would've drawn a lot of people to it. >>amanda: what impact will this have on the other candidates now do you think? >>kevin: i don't know. we, we were not a monolith in ter

amanda: and i'm amanda krenz. it's x:00 a-m on thursday october 15th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam (sam adlibs) sam: weather adlib: today is going to feel a little bit more like the beginning of the week where we'll still be warm enough to be winds will pick up and be strong throughout the day. a cold front is going to pass through the state this morning, but we still should see a high temperature right around 70 here in the metro. behind this cold front we are going to see the winds pick up out of the northwest around 10 to 20 mph. overnight tonight it's going to be cold and breezy with plenty of areas in northern iowa likely to frost. friday will be sunny and very chilly day with highs in the mid 50s and a breeze making it feel even colder! saturday morning is going to be our first wide spread and nearly state-wide frost with even a few areas around the metro probably seeing some fr

amanda rieckens>> amanda is part of warrior pointe...it's an organization created for all veterans...in peacetime, wartime..and those who are still serving... . "she's been a great person. a great inspiration and her story is feltueverywhere, nationwide." jetske wauran reporting>> her mission now... amanda rieckens>> i know my kids are going to be well taken care, and that they'll know i love them, so i have a lot going milestones as possible... larry>> now due to her health conditions, amanda can no longer work... but one of amanda's wishes is to take her daughters to disneyland... and if you'd like to help her...we have a go- fund- me link in this story on our website, siouxland news dot com. larry>> that's going to do it tonight for news and weather, but don't touch that dial... we're handing it off to the sports crew. we've got highlights from 11 high school football games coming up after the break. are next. good evening everyone and welcome back for week 8 of game night! we're set to bring you the best highlights you want to see *first!* tonight we've got 11 games on the list so

amanda demmer, we appreciate your time. amanda demmer: thank you for having me. naacp's julian- bond died in august. this is one of several oral histories of a community leader that we will feature in the coming weeks. this is conducted by the exploration in a black leadership project, that is on sunday, october 25, at 10:00 a.m. touringr, c-span is cities across the country. next, a look at our recent visit to santa rosa, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every 3.kend on c-span charles: jack london was one of the most famous authors at the time come up one of the most -- at the time, one of the most highest paid. he was an author read throughout the world, including the soviet translatedn, he was into language after language and people found his writing compelling. he was concerned about the human condition and much of what he wrote about, it may have seemed like stories about dogs or the yukon, were often about the state of humanity and his concern for humankind. we are on jack london's ranch, this is where he lived until his death

>>amanda: we can speak in past tense now. >>amanda: thanks for being here with us in the studio. >>kevin: thank you. >>amanda: so do you think biden was right in his decision not to run? >>kevin: um, he's right in the sense that he has to do what's best for him and his family. >>amanda: sure. >>kevin: we support that. obviously those that hadadigned on and werervolunteering for thehe

amanda renee schultee is on the one on trial. in addition to being a state representative she also used to work for the department of human services. she's defending herself against accusations that she may have used inside, confidenditial information to help get one of those out-of- state companies selected to take over iowa's medicaid. the iowa hospital association has been opposed to the governor's plan from the start and says this trial is only one of many concerns. ""greg 24:39 i think there's a lot of concern about the process that's been pursued and timelines tha thave been pursued, and ultimately whether it's in the bst interest of iowans across the state. " amanda: here's a comment from governor branstad's office. he wouldn't talk about the trial that's underway, but said quote "we are going to continue taking the necessary steps to modernize and improve medicaid in iowa that will improve patient outcomes while eliminating duplicative services. " amanda: it's important to note that branstad's plan to privatize medicaid i

that we do have a suspect in custody who will be charged with first-degree murder in the homicide of amanda jones. >> reporter: are you putting out his name? >> at this point until he is charged we won't reveal has identity. what we can say is we developed this suspect early on in the investigation through witness interviews and collecting evidence at this point. we believe he is the only person who will be charged in this case. we are still awaiting autopsy results on the victim and once we have those we'll provide further information. >> and finally, can you confirm that he was an acquaintance of the victim? >> at this point because we're not revealing who the suspect is, we'll just leave it at that. that we have a suspect in custody. >> reporter: thank you for joining us on news 4 at 4:00 up. the very latest from julie parker. they tell us an acquaintance of amanda jones has been held here for questioning at the prince george's police headquarters for hours. no confirmation if that person is the person that we have been told as been placed under arrest and charged with first-degree murde

local five's amanda krenz joins us now with more in today's big story, amanda? amanda specifically about the skill braiding... it's a highly talent, that's rich in heritage. but if this lawsuit changes these could change entrepeneurs and small business owners statewide. " watching aicheria bell braid hair, you can see it takes special skill and technique. it makes her happy to braid and beautify, it also scares her. aicheria 2:48 i'm scared i'm going to go to jail, have a record, scared about my legacy. in order to acheive her dream of running her own hair braiding business... aicheria learned she needed a cosmotology license. she went through 900 hours of cosmotology school and went thousands of dollars into debt. she learned about cutting hair, dying pedicures, and facials, but nothing about african hair braiding. aicheria 1:07 that's when i was like this is not what i want to do. i'm not going to be doing these things, i'm gonna be braiding. since aicheria didn't get her cosmotology license... she can't run her own braiding business, meagan forbes 8:41 iowa's

in the studio, i'm amanda krenz. local five news, we are iowa. stephanie: in iowa campaigning today, the republican party frontrunner, out on top of another abc poll just released today. donald trump will be speaking in burlington this evening. and joining us now live with a preview is local five's josh haskell. josh toss back stephanie: josh thanks... and while the donald is stumping in southeastern donald is stumping in southeastern donald is stumping in southeastern iowa... one of his former campaign buses is getting a makeover. the notion is let's imagine this bus, hlep cross the divived, there's a divisive moment that's a challenge. jack: the bus is being transformed into a piece of art. an artist from miami bought the bus and is giving it a whole new meaning. we'll have more on this story tonight at six. jack: okay, it's not a painted campaign bus but something a lot more advanced that some des moines schoolkids got to mess around with today. stephanie: students at meredith middle school and hoover high school today got the chance to see a

amanda can't work anymore. one of amanda's wishes is to take her daughters to disneyland. and if you'd like to help her... we have a go - fund - me link in this story on our website... siouxland news dot com. jake>> astronaut scott kelly has now spent more time in space than any other american. according to nasa... friday was his 383rd day living in space. according to nasa... friday was his 383rd day living in space. that's a new record for cumulative stay. kelly is now more than halfway through a nearly year - long mission aboard the international space station. cat>> he acknowledged the new record... tweeting "records are meant to be broken." nasa says he is scheduled to come down to earth on march 3rd. by then... he would have spent 522 days in space. jake>> . cat>> . jake>> there's a senior wellness program at the y - m - c - a in south sioux city. in "talk of the town." we will hit the 80's today, but it will be breezy with winds gusting up to 25mph. overnight clouds will increase and temperatures will be warm and in the 50s. our next chance of rain will be tomorrow

i'm amanda krenz. local five news, we are iowa. jack: we want to know your thoughts on jim webb's departure. will it affect the race in any way? 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. jack: and here's the latest poll-- from c-n-n. donald trump is on the republican side with 27 percent nationally. on the democratic side, still the clear front-runner 45 percent you can see jim webb was pulling 1 percent before today. stephanie/2shot five... day marty mcfly travelled to the future... we'll see what the film got right about 2015...and what's way off. jack: but next... a scandal! what's got the basketball today. stephanie: and... straight ahead-- as we get ready for another season of cyclone travel to kansas city to hear from the players. day --with a live report, coming up. 5 news at 5 in hd with angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." stephanie:

amanda's family had a copy. she says growing up she would stare at that photo wondering about the kind nurse. >> people would ask me who's the woman holding you, and i never had a name. >> reporter: finally, two weeks ago amanda posted this message on facebook. with photos of her and the mystery nurse. she wrote, i would love to know her name and possibly get a chance to talk to her and meet her. within 24 hours she heard from another nurse who said she worked with the woman in 1977. >> i said, oh, my god, that's sue burger. >> reporter: yesterday they were reunited. >> the emotion i felt i wasn't prepared for when i saw her. >> reporter: back in 1977 susan burger was just 21, fresh out of nursing school. amanda was one of her first patients. and she never forgot her. >> all i could think of is when i picked her up she just melted in my arms. >> reporter: today amanda has a cherished new photo. >> i get to know the woman in the picture now. >> reporter: no longer a caring stranger, now a friend. rehema ellis, nb

live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. stephanie: we want to know what you think? are you surprised ben carson is leading the latest poll? let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. stephanie: des moines is a democrat destination this weekend... the iowa democratic party's jefferson jackson dinner is just two days away. so far more than 6-thousand tickets have been sold, making it the largest democratic event in the state this year. all four of the party's presidential candidates are speaking at the event in hy-vee hall downtown this saturday. we'll be there to cover it... so make sure to tune into local five news this weekend. jack: and some breaking news from capitol hill now... congressman paul ryan will officially run for speaker of the house. originally he said he would only be willing to do the job if he still got to spend time with his fami

amanda krenz... it's 8:27 ... amanda krenz... it's 8:27 ... amanda: a record turn out last year, means some intense competition for this weekend's i-m-t des moines marathon... ten-thousand athletes from around the world ran the streets of des moines in 20- 14...and many of them will be returning to take on the route again this year. drivers should be aware of the street closures that will begin today... sections of walnut street bridge and east first street will be closed beginning at six this evening.. local five is a proud d onsor of the marathon...so look for much more on the race throughout the weekend. amanda parents in waukee are tired of having their kids switch schools. the city is rapidly growing and the district is struggling to keep up ... rezoning their schools as many as 7 times in the last 20 years. a group of parents were even handing out fliers at a public forum last night ...speaking out against the most recent rezoning. amanda: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ wea

amanda there's a legal issue here that's being looked into. the iowa attorney general is looking at whether to governor overstepped his bounds when he made the decision to privatize hawk-i without approval from the hawk-i board. and none of this is a done deal, even though the out of state companies have been picked, the federal government has to give the okay on these changes. live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack: meanwhile texas says it will cut all state medicaid funding to planned parenthood. the state sent a letter to planned parenthood, citing a series of controversial undercover videos for the funding being stopped. planned parenthood says the videos, which purportedly show officials from the organization discussing fetal tissue sales, are heavily edited and misleading. the move comes after federal judges recently ruled that medicaid payments to planned parenthood in louisiana and utah must continue, at least temporarily. jack: republicans in washington are still wondering... will paul ryan run for speake

the man is amanda jones's ex-girlfriend. which recount the disturbing details of the crime. >> amanda jones came home after dark monday night around 9:15 p.m. when she pulled into her garage to go inside. her killer was already there waiting for her. >> mitchell cole stabbed amanda jones as she talked to a friend on her cell phone documents say. she had been inside the home since 8:30 p.m. the friend heard screams and a struggle. them the call drops. defined on the phone call police to check the outside of the house and found nothing out of the ordinary and left. >> the next morning, her adult daughter would discover her body on the basement floor covered with blood. >> do you know any reason anyone would hurt her. >> i can't think of the slightest thing that she could have done to make anybody do this to her. i just cannot figure this out to save my soul. i can't. >> investigators quickly targeted mitchell cole, amanda jones's ex-girlfriend, a man who she had pilot -- filed a peace order against. >> did you kill mrs. jones.

in des moines, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. stephanie amanda thanks-- and we asked around our frequent political contributors here at local five for their predictions. rick klein, abc news' political director said: "trump without a doubt is my guess (as most popular). hillary masks have been around for 20 plus years. trump is new to this scene. and the hair possibilities! endless." and our local five analyst, dr. steffen schmidt at iowa state goes a bit further. quote: "democrats will do a trump mask with donald as the devil (with horns) . republicans a hillary mask with her as a witch." stephanie: we want to know -- is your halloween costume taking a political theme this year? tell us your plans on facebook and twitter. or wait til halloween and send us photos! we may end up showing them on the air. jack: to pella now, where a family- run business went up in flames overnight. it happened at the coffee cup cafe on oskaloosa street just before ten last night... as flames overtook the restaurant.. there's damage with much of the

bria: amanda wants people to know that it's okay to know you're. not. okay, but she doesn't give up. i myself got teary eyed while speaking to amanda and her daughter, if you want to contribute to her gofund me page please visit siouxland matters dot com. live in the studio, bria bell abc 9 news. deborah: now to the fight against isis.. newly released video takes us inside last week's raid on the terror group in northern iraq... dozens of hostages were freed, and one american soldier was killed. "gun shots the camera captures the controlled chaos....as the elite u-s delta force raids an isis prison early thursday morning. it happened just hours ahead of what would have been a mass execution. it's a mission...u-s secretary of defense, ashton carter, says the special forces team was ready to face. sot - ashton carter / us secretary of defense "this is an example of a case where we alone could do something, and we alone had the capability to do that." deborah: the joint raid...was led by kurdish peshmerga special forces. this video was captured on a helmet

amanda: in the most basic terms... the governor's effort to privatizing medicaid means taking a state- run program and turning it over to four out of state companies. branstad says it will save the state money and streamline healthcare for adults and kids who have plans under iowa's medicaid program. today... a big name democrat who wants to be presdient... says branstad is making a bad decision. "in governor branstad's weekly press conference, local 5 asked why he wants to change a state-run healthcare to a managed care system. amanda 22:18:51 why would you consider transferring the administration of that program to out of state companies? branstad 22:49:10 we're doing what 25 other states have done. going to a managed care system to better coordinate benefits. branstad says his plan to privatize will save the state $51 million dollars. presidential candidate hillary clinton says it's the wrong move. she says in this email, (fs) i'm very wary of republicans say too often they mean cut services. clinton also said brans

chief political correspondent amanda krenz has the answer. amanda intro : in the heart of newton iowa, right outside of chris christie event... is this big blue bus... it used to say trump... it's not piece of art that says and means something different. nats of christie.. inside of a small town diner presidential candidate christ christie tries to gain support from former trump bus that now has banners hanging over both sides. one side now reads t. rump. the other side reads t. rutt - the name of the artist who cam eup with the concept for this bus transformation. david - 2:07:09 the artist is as interested in coming together... solve things. david gleason is part of the team that's getting this project rolling. 2:07:59 we're about to activate these banners, since i'm the project manager... part of this art exhibit on wheels entails splashing red fruit juice onto the banner 2:11 (tossing punch) "great dispersion ((flash to...)) 2:12:18 that's the official christening, the rest is up to the rrest of the country. the team invites to step on up

amanda gilbert.... kwwl news. thas amanda. the veterans are expected to arrive back in cedar rapids around 10 tonight. anyone can come out and welcome them back home. tts weather means farmers are out in the fields harvesting. but one group is plowing with equipment you might not expect, elizabeth goodsitt has our story. at first glnce, you'd almost swear it's john deere powerful machine thaas a relic from yester-year. ''it's a 1930 john deere g-t dick bockwoldt knows tractors, and so do his buddies and fellow members of the ''der valley collectors antique and this is an annual thig tractor fanatics spent hos plowing, playing and joking. "i've had this tractor many until it looks brown like a turtle! just kidding this is the original paint job, or at's a bit of work ... but to these vintae farmers with machines to match ... this is just the "what they can do is come and play, that's what it's all about" it's like a hobby? yup. a hobby. that's what its about." and farmers are as friendly as they are fun -- letting our tiffany f

in des moines, amanda krenz, abc9 news jessica rae: went missing has now been found. according to the south dakota attorney general, the original state flag was ruled as missing during a legislative audit. after an internal investigation, the divisisi of criminal investigatatn uncovered a former secretary of state employee had it in their posession that former employee is now expected to face criminal charges. jessica rae: some construciton is planned for in norfolk w-j-a-g's paul hughes has the details. reconstruction of the east norfolk avenue bridge planned for 2016, may now begin in 2017. the city of norfolk's director of public works, dennis smith says a norfolk city council subcommittee has to from the nebraska into considedetion. won't know if those awarded until early bids for the work contractors would require higher rates. officials with t elkhorn valley museum invite e u to do your trick-or- treating thursday night in verges park. museum director ryan leikenhauer says the free event runs from 5 to 7. leikenhauer says they'll have what he calls "friendlier"

police shot and killed amanda jones' son. today, sadly, amanda jones found here in her own home. we can show you her facebook page. her profile picture. amanda jones, 56 years old. widow. as we said. already lost a son. she operated we are told essentially an unlicensed daycare in this home. no more than two or three children at a time. someone came to drop off a child this morning and she did not answer the phone. she did not answer the door. police were called. when they arrived they did find amanda jones deceased. now this is a neighborhood of large homes. this is a neighborhood where people know each other. talking to the neighbors they tell us they are devastated by this crime. >> that was my friend. i don't understand what is going on. whoever it was, she didn't deserve this. brad: back live now. police just left here a few moments ago. the crime scene technicians and the homicide detectives pulling out. we are told that the case is wide open but that there are strong leads at this point. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, brad. new at 6:00, prince

amanda? shut up. okay? i could do what you just did, easy. how much? i pull it off, you come play for the bears? and if you don't? whatever you want. ( laughs ) deal. ( humming indistinctly ) well, what happened? no deal. no deal? i thought you said you were good at this. i am. he's better. see you later. what does that mean? "i'll see you later"? i thought you said he was out. he is. i just lost the bet, and now i have to go out with him. you have to go out with him? you mean out like "out"? huh? you're 12. there ain't no "out" when you're 12. calm down, boilermaker. it's just a show with some stupid band. i'm not a little girl anymore. i had my period, all right? do--? do you want me to have a stroke or something? shut up. i'll be fine. well, i'm goin' to the concert with you. whatever. it's just some dumb skate band. what the hell is a skate band? you know, a skate band. the bloodfarts. bloodfarts. the bloodfarts? oh, i'm-- i'm goin' with ya. bet your ass on that. ( groans ) no doubt. i'm goin' with ya.

stephen: yeah, jonathan, we know that amanda jones, 56-year-old amanda jones but found murdered inside her home tuesday morning. we now know that the night before she was on the phone with a friend when she walked into her home. that friend heard her scream. heard the struggle. the apparent struggle with her killer. that friend called the call center here in prince george's county. it came through as a nonemergency call. the call taker reached out to the police who dispatched officers to the home. they noticed nothing amiss and returned and said nothing was there. the friend called again the following morning. again police went to the home. they still didn't see anything amiss. we now know from talking to police and to directors here at the call center that there was an apparent disconnect between what the individual who called the call center told the call taker and what was relayed to the police. let's listen in to the call that came in monday night. >> she was screaming at the top of her voice. it sounded like she was fighting somebody. it must have been in house when she got in the

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the area where the boat sank is hundreds of students come together for a heated protest over a statue on a north carolina university campus. a memorial for north carolina students who fought in the civil war. protesters say they want to take it down because it's offensive and supports the confederacy. supporters say it's a part of the school's history and heritage. no arrests were made. a church holds an outdoor service after it was burned as part of a recent string of suspicious fires. this happened in saint louis. dozens of people gathered outside the church to pray and sing. the church is one of seven set on fire in saint louis in the last two weeks. investigators believe the fires are connected and the cause is arson. so far, no one has been arrested. a night of flooding leads to several water rescues. several cars got stuck in houston. a record amount of rainfall fell over the last 24 hours... with some areas seeing upwards of a foot of rain. luckily, no injuries were reported. t

amanda gilbert... kwwl nees. the nurse hiring fair will be today at allen hospital from 3 to 7 in the afternoon. they will also be hiring nursing assistants... technicians... and therapists. now a kwwl follow-up. we've learned the name of the man killed by police in a shootout. police say jonathan gossman fired at officers when they chased him. they say he ran off after a (cg: rick henry/ lives near the scene) "it sounded like like 5 or 6 right in row, there was no inbetween." the iowa division of criminal investigation is investigating the incident. the two officers involved are currently on paid leave -- per the department's policy. they were not hurt. the shooting happened near two daycares. at least one daycare provider wait on your street. that doesnt happen. and she was like across the street from where everything went down." authorities say kept police in the area until they were sure it was safe. a trial is now underway following a waterloo murder. 28-year-old roderick ward jr. faces first degree murder i

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. r-e-i's c-e-o says even he plans on getting outside with his three- year-old grandson on black friday. wal-mart says it wants to be next to use drones. on monday, wal- mart filed for permission with federal regulators. a wal-mart spokesman says it's en testing drones inside for months. but now the retailer wants to use them outside in specific testing sites. wal-mart says it would use drones for home deliveries eventually. first, the company would like to use drones to move products between distribution centers. americans are driving more than ever before and different industries are seeing a boost. we're spending more on cars than ever before. car sales hit 94- billion last month -- an all-time high. it's also giving a boost to hotel sales. they're up 5- percent so far this year compared to the same period last year, and restaurant sales are up double- digits. swiping your debit card and entering your passcode at the a- t-m could soon be a thing of the past. citigroup is reportedly t

amanda gilbert.... kwwl pretty creepy in here.. i'm in one of the rooms in the house with -----. this place was once a funeral home.... but it closed back in..... after it shut down.... people sittings around the family cemetary and old mansion. i'm joined with gary hall who can tell me a little bit more about what some of these ghostly sittings were. we've got you covered.... live in evansdale... amanda gilbert.... kwwl news. if you're interested in stopping by the haunted house, you can visit both this weekend and next weekend. doors open at 7. ticket prices are 13-dollars for all ages. its coming up on today in iowa... it's a problem we aren't seeing around here just yet -- but snow is closing interstates in part "you're watching kwwl, "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: showers and a few storms will track through today

amanda gilbert kwwl news. this isn't the first shooting cedar rapids police officers were involved in this year... at the end of march officers shot kyle orth three times -- they say he tried to run over police officers and they fired at his car. orth faces charges tie to that incident, while the police who shot him were cleared of any wrong doing. relatively rainy day... how much did we get and is more coming? let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg - he's tracking rain. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen informtion from thekwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: a few lingering early afternoon showers are possible. showers and clouds will clear later tts afternoon with highs reaching into the 60s. dry conditions are forecast for tonight and thursday.nother chance`rain and isolated storm will be friday. decision 2016 coverage... vice president joe biden isn't seeking higher office... he announcncd todayyhe ill not be running for president. "unfortunately i believe we'

amanda rieckins ( is a veteran who was diagnosed with colon cancer last december. she says its sometimes hard to face the fact she might not win the battle, but her condition may have saved someone else's life. abc9 news reporter bria bell has her story. "when your child can put your whole entire life into persepective in a few words, that's when mom," said rieckins. amanda rieckins, a veteran and single mother of two young girls was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer last december after turning ill before heading into surgery for her gallbladder. the former ammunition specialist was also a volunteer for warrior pointe, an organization which helps those who served with any issues after coming home...the people she once lent her time and efforts to are now returning the favor. "they'll text me and if i don't check in everyday, i'll usually get a couple of texts from people saying, 'hey, are you okay? are you having a hard time, do you need to talk?' they are my family, they are my closest friends," said rieckens. the battle is tough for the twenty six year old,

. >> joining us, amanda marquette has written about the shouting debate today. welcome to you both. readers to put themselves in the shoes of women who were irritated by this exchange. she writes, when a man is condescending to you, it's hard to tell if that's how he is to everyone or it's just women he talks down to. it gets even more complicated when you realize that a lot of men who are condescending to everyone, still turn up the volume even more when they're talking to women. so was bernie sanders being c condescending in texas? >> he was definitely being condescending, and he uses that line a lot and a lot of his supporters have said that. but the question is, was he being more aggressive about it with clinton or was it because he's going after clinton more because of her gender? that was the point of my article. it's almost impossible to tell. but, you know, since sanders' supporters, a lot of them are being kind of sexist online and in person, it's not a good look for him. and his defensiveness about this is not helping him. >> i'm sure. >> tara, slate says that clinton is s

last december , as amanda was headed in for gallbladder surgery... she fell ill, doctors ran more tests and discovered she had stage 4 colon cancer. now, the same group that she spent countless hours working for, ng time... "they'll text me and if i don't check in everyday, i'll usually get a couple of f texts from people saying, 'hey, are you okay? are you having a hard time, do you need to talk?' they are my family, they are my closest friends," said rieckens. amanda is currently not working and is focused on chemo therapy, while finding the strength to take care of her daughters. if you are a veteran who may need assistance, or would like the opportunity to volunteer for warrior pointe, please visit siouxland matters dot com. jessica rae: a sioux city couple is now facing charges... . in connection with a shooting over the weekend during a domomtic diststbance authorities say 23 year oldldykale johnson and 35 year old nadia brody were engaged in a physical altercation when a gun was fired late friday night. johnson was shot in the hand...and polic

local 5's amanda krenz is here with more. amanda/bam there are a couple of reasons iowans know about this case and are intrigued by it. first of all it happened one state away in minnesota... 11 year old jacob wetterling was kidnapped in 1989 when he was riding bikes with his brother and a friend. also... it reminds many of us in iowa of some similar unsolved missing children cases. 52-year-old daniel james heinrich of annandale minnesota is considered a person of interest in jacob wetterling's kidnapping case. the reason he was arrested is because police did a search warrant in july... and they found a bunch of child pornography. right now heinrich is only a person of interest in the wetterling case... but that case sparks memories of these two young men, johnny gosch and eugene martin. johnny gosch disappeared from his paper route in west des moines in 1982 when he was 12 years old. martin was also a young paperboy who went missing in 1984 in des moines. law officers from both police departments say the news from minnesota

amanda gilbert... kwwl news. there werrabout eight ththusand pages of emaiifrom ambassador chris stevens asking for more security before he died. but clinton's team says those requests never made it to her desk. a four-year-old girl is dead and police arrest a m mn overnight happened. in the back of this red pick-up truck, on interstate-40 near albuquerque new mexico killed. police had very little to go on, until they got a tip on wednesday. "we receiid an anonymoos all from a pprson who reported albuquerque detectives questioned 32-year-old tony torrez. they say torrez eventually admitted to firing the shotthat killed the little girl. "he is currently in custody. he has been bboked into mdc (metro detention center), and he is being held on $650,000 bond." lilly's father had just picked her and her seven-year-old brother from school. they were in the back seat of the truck; their mother was not in the car. police say on a two-mile stretch of the interstate, two vehicles each cut each other off. not long ter, one

jack: chief political correspondent amanda krenz has more. "when i talked to the assistant director of this quinnipiac poll about ben carson taking over first, he said yes, it's huge deal! lets take a look back at ben carson's rise... starting with the quinnipiac poll in june... he's red... donald trump is blue.... then fast forward to the poll that came out in september... you can definitely see an upward swing for both candidates. carson does very well among republican women voters, much better than donald trump... and also... people just really like dr. carson. peter brown 2:15 dr. carson's favoribility rating is 89%, is a phenominally high rating that is almost never seen. ryan 10:44 his heart is so big, one of the things iownas love is heart. that was the state director of carson's iowa campaign. he says he wasn't surpised at all to see carson's poll numbers increase... let's look at the quinnipiac poll results that just came out... carson's popularity defintley on the rise, clearly sitting on top. peter 2:24 he has accomplished the dual

she is amanda jones. we're also hearing this is not the first time homicide investigators have been called to this house in recent years. pat is working the story for us. he's going to join us live at the top of the 5:00 hour if not before. back to you. >> wendy, thank you. >>> first at 4:00, new court documents show a maryland teenager died trying to protect his mother. 14-year-old keyshaun mason was stabbed to death in oxen hill yesterday morning. police tell us his mother's boyfriend attacked him with a kitchen knife. that boy had just begun his freshman year at potomac high school. news 4's mark segraves is there and just spoke to the boy's mother. mark, this is heartbreaking. >> reporter: jim, as you can imagine, a very emotional day here at potomac high school in prince george's county where grief counselors have been available all day for students. as withdrew said, 14-year-old keyshaun mason was a member of the football team here at potomac high school. it was yesterday morning about 7:30 when pol

amanda krenz shows us how you don't have to look any further than your local stume shop. amanda intro 27:06 there's actually research that shows the more popoular a halloween costume, the better the candidate does in an election... with the trump factor that may not be case. past presidents, like kennedy and reagon... former first ladies... and the current commander and chief make for very popular halloween costumes. cathy 17:50 do you have hillary's business suits, that type of thing. this halloween, with the iowa caucuses about three months away... it's the candidide running for r fice that are winning the popularity contests. at the theatrical shop in valley junction, customers are mostly shopping for hillary clinton and donald trump masks. of course with trump you have the option of a wig and hat as well... which makes him the more popular purchase here. cathy 17:28 the new election coming up, the most popular in the polls is the more popular on purchases. and there have actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can predict winners. there's a theory in t

amanda -- ben carson says he's gratified by the support his campaign is seeing. doctor carson briefly spoke during a packed book signing near kansas city. carson is now leading the republican presidential field in two iowa polls. the recent des moines register bloomberg poll out today has carson leading donald trump by 9 points -- 28 to 19 percent. well you know i feel the same paying attention to what i'm saying because none of the things. they are very logical things and if people really sat down and thought about them, to be whipped into a frenzy. i think most people would say hey, that makes sense. meanwhile hillary clinton's numbers are also improving in the state. today's quinnipiac poll has clinton leading bernie sanders -- 51 to 40 percent. so those are two substantial changes in the race for president -- on both the democrat and republican sides of the aisle. we've got you covered live in the newsroom -- macleod hageman -- kwwl news. thanks mac. according to the september poll -- trump led carson by six points -- while sanders had a one- percent advantag

amanda has had 20 tumors insider her abdomen...17 of them being cancerous. while most of her reproductive organs have been removed... the cancer has spread to her pelvis, bladder, ovaries and colon. "it's been quite the ride, but i still have it spread so far, we can do radiation. they went in and they removed a tumor in july. the size of two babies' heads." . our jetske wauran will have a full story for you here tonight on siouxland news at 10. diana>> mercy medical center is working to prevent child abuse in siouxland. today... medical professionals, law enforcement officers and educators came together for mercy's protecting families conference. speakers from tennessee and texas gave talks aimed at providing conference attendees with the latest information to recognize, treat, prosecute and prevent child abuse. "that is increases the statues of our center it makes us better at what we do. and it also provides us the opportunity to get national speakers on a local level." mercy holds these conferences two times each year. larry>> tribal leaders on the pine

police shot and killed amanda jones' son. today, sadly, amanda jones found here in her own home.can show you her facebook page. her profile picture. amanda jones, 56 years old. widow. as we said. already lost a son. she operated we are told essentially an unlicensed daycare in this home. no more than two or three children at a time. someone came to drop off a child this morning and she did not answer the phone. she did not answer the door. police were called. when they arrived they did find amanda jones deceased. now this is a neighborhood of large homes. this is a neighborhood where people know each other. talking to the neighbors they tell us they are devastated by this crime. >> that was my friend. i don't understand what is going on. whoever it was, she didn't deserv

not long after the body of amanda jones was found. this man's name emerged. he was brought into custody yesterday. he was in a relationship with amanda jones, visiting with her yesterday and we are told the motive was likely jealousy because he found out about another man. amanda jones had been through a lot. at 56 >>> she was a widow. she saw her only son killed. she lives alone making ends meet as a daycare provider. her daughter says she was a rock. >> she is a really strong person, a really strong woman. i always turn to her for advice. she always was there for me whenever i need it. brad: she found her mother's lifeless body yesterday. when the horror subsided she immediately thought of the man the police now named as a suspect. he had done yard work at the house turned crime scene and romantically involved with amanda. but it had gone bad. there was a restraining order last week. she expresses only a little relief to know the man is under arrest. >> really, really hard to think like that he knew her as a person. how beautiful of a person she was and how