sam: amanda: amanda: the big storm is hitting washington d-c amanda: the big storm is hitting washington d-c and drivers have been abandoning cars this week... cold temperatures turned some highways into ice two days. give up on traction, and their cars...turned the side of the roads into parking lots. you're watching after this. jerry holub, our we need to know to keep our gardens, plants and yards green. gardening needs at the downtown des moines farmers market on saturdays. about the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the downtown farmers' market - presented by unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit, lamb and tilapia. amanda: this today...the stakes will be high when kansas takes on iowa state monday...

amanda: next.... the zika virus is spreading, now a major cause for concern for the world health "your wathcing local 5 news midday in hd with amanda krenz and we are iowas most accurate forecast. this is local 5 midday. we are iowa (music sting)" amanda: world health organization says the zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the americas and that the "level of concern is high." there is no current treatment and it can cause birth defects if the disease is contracted by a pregnant woman. scott mclean has the latest on the outbreak. --reporter pkg-as follows-- health officials are raising alarm over the zika virus but in brazil, the warning sirens have been blaring for months. over four-thousand babies in brazil have been born with microcephaly, resulting in abnormally small heads that can cause brain damage, and long-term developmental problems. (angela rocha, oswaldo cruz university hospital) these babies have brain damage to differing degrees which means inserting this generation into society is

sam: :amanda :amanda local five news midday. we'll be back sam: we're joined now by jerry holub, our resident horticulturist. here's here every friday to tell us what we need to know to keep our gardens, plants and yards healthy, happy and green. jerry, how is it going? now... he'll be available for all your gardening needs at the downtown des moines farmers market on saturdays. about the market support local agriculture and buy direct from iowa farmers while shopping the unitypoint health - des moines. the downtown farmers' market presents iowa producers from 58 counties across iowa, offering fresh fruit, vegetables and so much more every saturday, may - october. you'll find fresh herbs, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, local wineries, a delicious assortment of goat cheese, an endless selection of baked goods, and many varieties of iowa raised meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, goat, rabbit, lamb and tilapia. amanda in take a look at this today...we're one month away turkey, goat, rabbit, us) aouerwh y bino peen hri l

>>amanda: mmhmm. >>mr. o'malley: and employs 4,000 people. and it's facing these challenges and making them our job creation opportunities that defines our character as a people. so whether it's on that issue or being very clear about immigration reform and how immigration reform actually makes our country stronger and of gun safety. look, i don't blow in the wind. i was one of the few states that managed to pull our people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation with a ban on the sale of combat assault weapons. these are, this is what leadership is about and this is what i have to offer. so however few debates we have (chuckling) >>mro'malley: the great thing about campaigning in iowa is that here the individual matters and people make up their own minds. >>amanda: mmhmm. >>mr. o'malley: and the, and i know that the people of iowa have a penchant, a tradition of always upsetting the apple cart. (chuckling) >>mr. o'malley: they're not, they kind of, theyind of screen out the influence of big m

>>amanda: yeah. you wouldn't think something that happened at a renewable fuel summit in altoona, iowa would make headlis across the country, but it certainly did. and it's all because of something that came out of the mouth of terry branstad about ted cruz. here's the quote. i think it would be a big mistake for iowa to support him. ted cruz is, of course, neck and neck with donald trump in some iowa polls and this is what makes this comment from governor branstad so significant. at the renewable fuel summit a booth n by a group called american's renewable future had report cards to hand out to show people which candidates support their renewable fuel standard and which ones don't. they only gave two candidates a bad rating, rand paul and ted cruz. >>eric: in 2013, he called for an immediate repeal of, of the rfs which would've been catastrophic, devastating to land values, to farming in iowa, to the entire state's economy. >>amanda: this is eric branstad, director of america's renewable future. he'

>>amanda: mmhmm. >>sabrina: well, steffen, you'll stick with us. and coming up next, we recap the republican debate and the new back and forth that's emerged over who's actually eligible (music) >>amanda: welcome back everyone. we move now to what's new in the republican race this week. so let's start by taking a look at where things stand in our latest iowa poll. it's donald trump and ted cruz who've run away pretty much with the race here in iowa at this point. marco rubio's the only one that's even close, but still more than 10 points behind those top two. ben carson once in the lead in iowa has dropped off to just 7% support now. chris christie is there with 4%. alright, so we wanna talk about this newfound trump/cruz rivalry that has definitely started. >>sabrina: now several months back, steffen, you were actually the one, we were just talking about this in break, that you predicted on this show that donald trump would start playing the birther card against ted cruz once ted cruz started to cree

toss to amanda from wall amanda thanks bree and here's what's trending. amanda wherever you celebrated the new year... chances are, you had your smart phone close by... to snap a photo or call a loved one. foreman looks at the influence of i-phone technology over the years. (nat sound/new year's celebration) when the ball comes down, the phones will go up as millions take pictures to welcome the new year... and in many ways each click is testament to the earth shaking impact of one product... to understand, you have to go back to 2007, when the cell phone industry was exploding... (nats commercial) "everybody loves chocolate..." ...and everybody thought it might be a computer giant apple when steve jobs was different. (steve jobs) "an ipod - a communicator! (huge applause)" despite early growing pains, it was a game changer. as a music player, the iphone took all the best elements of the as an internet link it phone it was fine; and everyone snapping... and soon the the spurring another long line of eager fans... (mos) "i gotta keep up with the latest tec

(music) >> amanda: we'll be right back, (music) >> amanda: and that's all the time we have. thank you so much for joining us. >> sabrina: have a great sunday everyone and we'll see you back here next week on this week in iowa. (music) (music) (music) d: hello, and welcome to ag phd. i'm darren hefty. b: and i'm brian hefty. thanks for joining us today. you know, there are a lot of new herbicides and traits coming out, and many people are talking about, "ooh, i'm concerned about spray drift." that problem for you by

is this amanda? >> yeah, this is amanda. >> what's going on? >> they told me what the results >> okay, and? >> it's not good. >> reporter: in his own gruff way, sam couldn't have been more gentle and kind than if he actually had been amanda's biological dad. >> don't get discouraged. don't think bad. just think positive. >> but there is one unresolved issue between them. remember what sam told me when i met him in new orleans? >> if i'm not the real father, i mean, we'll sit back and talk. if she's going to use me as a father, and i said that, use, we forget about the rest. don't go looking no more. >> reporter: he did tell me that he would be willing to be your dad, grandfather to your kids, but his one condition was that you stop looking. >> wow. >> reporter: amanda is stunned. but now on the phone, sam is ready to stay in amanda's life in fact, he encourages her to keep looking for her biological father. >> i hope you don't stop your search. and i hope you keep continuing on and find what you need. >> i think he fell in love with her. he mus

pam and amanda and her husband, mack, go to louisiana to meet a second man amanda's mother has identified as a possible father. his name is sam skinner. >> i just really hope my journey >> reporter: when you met samuel for the first time, what was that like? >> he couldn't keep his eyes. he kept on doing this and, i was like, why are you staring at me like that? he's like, girl, you are a spitting image of your mama. >> reporter: at their meeting and with many phone calls that follow, amanda and sam begin to bond. but just to be sure, sam agrees to take the final step to prove he's really amanda's long lost dad. a dna test. while the results are still out, i went to visit sam. you hope you are her biological dad? >> well, yes. who wouldn't want a 30-year-old daughter that's not going to talk back to you no more and come around wanting money and already has grandkids you can spoil and send them home to them when i get -- who wouldn't want that? >> reporter: we were a little he's willing to be a father to amanda no matter what the dna results are. but he would insist that amanda stop search

amanda&bree ((reax)) amanda a final look at the top five... all the news you need to know before you head out the door... right after this. and do you have a story for us...or a comment you want to share? well be sure to contact us. you can email us newsroom... we're also on facebook.... "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" we'd love to hear from you. let's get a final look at your top five.... number one-- what a day to be a hawkeye! the big game is here... the rose bowl. the 102nd rose bowl game kicks off just after 4 p.m.... vs. stanford in pasadena, california. in the number two spot this morning... all those traveling iowa fans! thousands flocked to the u.s.s. iowa battleship, docked in los angeles for a pep rally yesterday. it's just one of many places in the area that iowa fans have taken over. local five will be bringing you more coverage all day today. number three-- we're ringing in 2016-- ball drop in times square, to mega fireworks shows around the globe-- it was a night to celebrate the new year. but new yea

>>amanda: and i'm amanda krenz. this is where we'll be broadcasting live from on monday, caucus day, and we hope you'll tune ininor that. for now, though, it is a mad dash to the finish for 15 candidates, 3 on the democratic side, 12 on the republican side. most of them spent this entire week before the caucuses here in iowa. but if you haven't gone out to actually see any of these candidates, here's something you could not escape: the insane amount of campaign ads inundating our air waves. >>sabrina: the biggest overall spender in iowa has been jeb bush's super pac which has aired nearly 15 million dollars in ads in ththhawkeye state. that's followed bybyhe nearly 12 million that marco rubio's campaign super pac and 501c4 outside group have spent. then it's clinton and sanders. team clinton 9.4 million. all but $50,000 actually coming from the campaign. then team sanders 7.4 million. all of that from the campaign. well, a few days out from the caucuses you'd think to spend every waking moment that they can in front

team coverage with julia sims, amanda lamb, gilbert baez, brian mims, why do we check in with amanda get again >> amanda has probably seen more than anyone today, she has seen lots of downed power lines , stuck vehicles, and she is giving us further proof that the secondary roads are not in very good shape. amanda. >>reporter:very true, i have so, a lot of my lifetime. we have made our way to north raleigh, we have been trying to get here all morning. we kept getting sidetracked by all of these intersections that were closed with downed trees and downed power lines. we are at six forks road we just passed 40, and as you can see, these roads are just a thick sheet of ice, and then there are the -- and then there is this layer of snow on top of it. that is deceiving because you may think snow is easy to drive in, but right underneath this is a thick layer of ice. we decided a few minutes ago, a couple of cars off the road about three-four cars off of the road, they had come out, thumbs -- the sun's up, looks great, and they spun out. we do want to mention, because we have gotten a lot

much of it from people whose lives amanda touched. >> amanda had a zest tore life that was unmatchable. >> reporter: in labor and delivery amanda what special she loved her son she loved running and she loved sunrises and snuck up to the hospital roof every morning to take pictures. >> it's just hard to believe she is gone. >> reporter: a legacy of light nancy will channel in every stride. >> to be able to run in her memory is probably the biggest honor i think given in my life and other than being a mom myself but, and i hope that i can do her proud. >> reporter: lauren leamanczyk. >> no one has been charged in the death and aid open investigation. if you want to donate to the fund raising page or the gofundme page for amanda's family we have links on website which is cbs boston.com. >>> we go to the weather and snow and cold are on the way. >> big cold. monday. >> it is on monday morning it will feel like subzero. blowing a pretty good speed. we have to deal with the snow coming through the evening and it's not going to amount to that much but could come down harder in some locations

amanda crawford from our sister station was there. amanda: as daylight creeps over the old market, so does a tremendous feeling of loss. >> there's just not a way you can replace a building like that. amanda: a crowd quiet and nervous gathers. some quenching their curiosity. others -- >> everybody at m's we're just family. amanda paying respects to a : place they called home. >> just watching that it's just heartbreaking. but yesterday when i found out i was ok. not only are us as co-workers grieving omaha is because m's was the go-to place if you wanted to come downtown. amanda: the explosion at m's pub saturday shook dillon schuman's co-workers the damage and fear spread quickly. next door nouvelle eve a charred mess. the boutique's windows blasted open. market house a restaurant now ruined water seeping down the walls. niche's home goods damaged beyond repair. >> i think losing something like this is going to impact how the old market feels for a very long time. amanda: it could be the end of an era. >> or the beginning of a new on

in orlando, amanda ober, wesh 2 news. meredith: a seminole county man back in federal court today to face new child pornography charges. john kusiv pleaded not guilty to all six counts against him. he was arrested last month during an fbi raid in longwood. the fbi had been tracking him, after agents say he responded to a craigslist ad for people wanting taboo experiences with children. the corporate confirmed this kmart on international speedway boulevard in daytona beach will close in march. it will affect 86 full and part-time employees. they will receive severance and the opportunity to apply at other stores. the liquidation sale starts tomorrow. open in the space. jim: now to the animal invasion. some pigs had moved in and tracking this property. since before christmas, residents in florida shores say wild hogs have made tossed salad out of their gross, routing in their soil -- rooting in their soil. fred bergson has seen them at night. >> there is a couple big ones. they are as high as a cow. jim: the city councilman

i'm amanda krenz for local five news, we are iowa. stephanie: now iowa senator chuck grassley is the senate judiciary committee chairman, which does have some jurisdiction to review presidential executive orders. he says they will be looking closely at the president's proposals, grassley did send out a statement critical of the use of executive order for such a complicated issue. quote: "this is exactly the deliberative process the founding fathers entrusted to the legislative branch of government, not the political agenda of one person." stephanie: we also wanted to get some perspective from where local gun owners buy their weapons. so we checked in with a store in clive, and asked: will this change "no it won't change anything for us at all we're still going to do business the same way we're complying which i'm sure all the other busniess's are too it'll just help us as far as current ones " stephanie: the training coordinator at "get some guns" in clive also tells us they do expect to see a rise in sales in reaction to this announc

local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz is live with more. amanda? amanda:: the democrats in the iowa senate made this move, all 26 of them. they sent a letter to president obama and the centers for medicaid services, cms. they outlined several concerns from iowans on medicaid and health care providers. here's part of what the letter to the president said, "we are calling today for you to deny iowa's application to establish a statewide private managed care system for medicaid." "for the sake of the most vulnerable iowans and their health care providers, we are asking you to reject this unwise and poorly developed plan." "gronstal (dems) - 1:17:33 what we're hearing is patients can't get answers from service providers about whether their provider has signed on with managed care companies so we continue to think this thing is a real mess. upmeyer (reps) 1:41:09 i have no idea why we are telling iowans that we're trying to get this set up and at the same time trying to " amanda: the original date to switch 560- thousand iowans over from medicaid to man

-amanda: hi! -matthew: hey, how's it going? -lemonis: i'm marcus. -amanda: amanda.ce to meet you. -lemonis: amanda, how are you? -matthew: i'm matthew. pleasure. -lemonis: matthew, how are you? matthew: i'm doing really well, how are you? lemonis: so, do you guys work here full-time? amanda: not full time. i mean, i've been friends with them since before this company started, and i've kind of helped whenever they needed me -throughout the years. -lemonis: wow. matthew: i've married into friendship, so... which means that i get an opportunity to help them out. lemonis: and so show me what you guys do when you come. amanda: these are open, so you push them down, you take out the silica, we put them in, then we put a love note in each one of these. lemonis: what's the love note? it's a little -- -amanda: it's -- -lemonis: it's a little much. i mean, read it just like it says. matthew: "my dearest love, your darkest secret can be someone else's desired wish." lemonis: hey, thanks, bro. you gave me a candle -for my birthday. -amanda: yeah. lemonis: hopefully you don't gi

whose lives amanda touched. >> amanda just has a zest for life that was unmatchable. >> in labor and delivery she had a special touch, especially with difficult deliveries she loved her son, loved running, she loved sun rises and snuck up to the hospital roof every morning to take pictures. >> it is just hard to believe she's gone. >> a legacy of light nancy will channel in every stride. >> to be able to run in her memory is probably the biggest honor, i think in my life and other than being a mom myself and i hope that i can do her proud. >>> wbz news. >>> that is so sweet. something tells me she is going to run that thing pretty darn well. going to have her pal right >>> what's going on pamela in the weather world? >> it is wintertime and you know. >> feels it. >>> 2016, we keep the winter weather around we have a chance for a couple of flurries today, for the next several days just ocean affect snow showers by monday, i'll go through those details in a second here is your live look, here is a look right now at december temperatures, yes we're live here this morning. so far, well,

amanda krenz... local five news, we are iowa. jack/otsl: already endorsed ted cruz and was pretty angry about the news from governor branstad today. he blames it all on the governor's son. event in ames tonight. she ran as a vice presidential candidate on mitt romney's ticket in 2008 and is the former governor of alaska. stephanie: trump earlier in the day was in winterset celebrating a native son. he stopped by the john wayne birthplace museum, where he also announced another endorsement: from john wayne's daughter. the western film actor's daughter aissa wayne said to the crowd the country needs a strong and courageous leader like her father. jack/lam on the democratic side, some trouble for hillary clinton today. a new cnn poll from new hampshire shows a huge lead for rival bernie sanders. he leads her by 27 points. today in iowa, sanders said he'll just keep trying to build on that burst of momentum. (senator bernie sanders) " from the bottom of my heart, above and beyond ideas, if you want somebody who is going to beat donal

amanda ober, wesh 2 news. adrian: bullock faces charges of escape and destruction of an electronic monitor. wuigley faces a charge of aiding escape. covering marion county, deputies are looking into a deadly shooting. michael thomas ratliff was shot and killed during a fight at a home on southwest 108th street in ocala. deputies say ratliff and his girlfriend were fighting when she went to a neighbor' s home early this morning. that neighbor then returned to the home, where deputies say he shot and killed ratliff. a former nfl player is facing drug charges after a traffic stop in sumter county. the florida highway patrol says jaber gaffney, 35, was arrested along i-75 friday on charges of marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. troopers also released this dash cam photo, showing gaffney being arrested. the former university of florida star receiver played for numerous nfl teams from 2002 to 2012. the man accused of driving off with a trooper hanging from his car faced a judge today. orlando

amanda crawford from our sister station was there. amanda: as daylight creeps over the old market, so does a tremendous feeling of loss. amanda rucker: there's just not a way you can replace a building like that. amanda crawford: a crowd, quiet and nervous, gathers. others -- dillon schuman: everybody at m's, we're just family. amanda: paying respects to a place they called home. dillon schuman: just watching that, it's just heartbreaking. but yesterday when i found out, i was just so happy that everybody was ok. not only are us as co-workers grieving, omaha is because m's was the go-to place if you wanted to come downtown. amanda: the explosion at m's pub saturday shook dillon schuman's co-workers. the damage and fear spread quickly. next door, nouvelle eve, a charred mess. the boutique's windows, blasted open. market house, a restaurant now ruined, water seeping down the walls. niche's home goods, damaged beyond repair. amanda rucker: i think losing something like this is going to impact how the old market feels for a very long time

amanda i'm amanda krenz, filling in for sabrina and elias this morning. it's 7:25 and you're watching local five. what a day to be a hawkeye! the big game is here. the 102nd rose bowl game kicks off just after 4 p.m.... vs. stanford in pasadena, california. you can watch it on espn. amanda and before the game, another great tradition. the rose bowl parade gets going at 10 a-m and you can watch that right here on local five. amanda meterologist bree sullivan is keeping a close watch on the current conditions back here at home. bree/ weather adlib: >>> derek zoolander. >> welcome back to "goodod morning amererica." zoolander is back. how psychedre we? >> so psyched. ben stiller bringing it bacack famous blue steel back to big screen. we have a look at that, plus all of the best bets for the box office for the coming year. >> very exciting stuff. "good morning america.a." ry happy new year to each and every one of you. we're actually on tape this morning, so we're not here, we're spending time with our families and hope youe doing the same this morning. to t

a car hit amanda and plowed into a utility pole. amanda passed away this week. >> it was actually at her bedside in the hospital and her mom asked if i would take her bib for her and run for her. >> reporter: amanda and nancy hadn't planned. in matter of days the numbers swelled to more than $16,000. much of it from people whose lives amanda touched. >> reporter: in labor and delivery she had a special touch with difficult deliveries. she loved her son, it . she loved her son and snuck up to the hospital roof to take pictures. >> it's hard to believe she's gone. >> reporter: a legacy of light she'll channel. >> to be able to run in her memory is probably the biggest honor i've been given in my life and other than being a mom myself but i hope i can do her proud. >> reporter: lauren leamanczyk. >>> now to a daring act, three good samaritans didn't hesitate to help when they spotted a boy trapped and in trouble in an icy pond. neighbors form a human chain to reach the boy and the water was freezing meaning every second counted. >> i d

amanda is off, lindsey joins me now. we've missed amanda this week. she's been in hawaii, but she has kept forecast the weather in hawaii. i like the way they do things. we just need some coconut trees here. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday

wesh 2' s amanda ober is live in winter park tonight. how does it feel out there right now amanda? amanda: it is pretty chilly. it is getting colder. i am at the intersection of north orlando and north orange avenue in winter park. on this sign, wait for it, there you go, 39 degrees. the temperature is dropping. as we traveled around town tonight, we were challenged to find anyone who dared to venture outside for very long. on park ave in winter park, customers at her outside tables sunday night. >> it' s so cold outside. amanda: across the street, in central park, the only people we found out and about were little malcolm jenkins and his parents who are originally from up north -- to them this cold snap is pleasant but they also know how to prepare. >> i notice you have hot coffee, that helps right? >> and layers, layers definitely helps. the frost advisory for most of central florida is in effect for the early morning hours monday where temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 30' s. during a frost advisory, sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. at palmer'

election headuquarters, i'm amanda krenz. local five news, we are iowa. jack: amanda thanks. and on the republican side, ted cruz is looking to cement his status as the frontrunner in iowa. in several late december polls of iowa republicans, he came out ahead of donald trump. so the senator from texas today launched a six- day, 28 town bus tour through iowa. this is video from his first stop at a christian book store in boone. jack and mike huckabee's loss is ted cruz's gain today. huckabee's former spokeswoman, alice stewart, who left his campaign a month ago, has now joined up with ted cruz. she'll be his national spokeswoman and a senior adviser. stewart worked for the last two republican winners of the iowa caucuses -- huckabee in 2008 and rick santorum in 2012. stephanie: if you still need to get registered before the iowa caucuses, the secretary of state's office says it's making it easier to do so. they've launched a new website where you can register to vote online. or state i-d card, access. "this is a great resource. we're eligible voters of iowa having direct acces

live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack/2shot: thanks amanda. stephanie/2shot: well, if you are planning on participating in the caucuses or just voting in the general election this november, you'll want to make sure you are properly registered. stephanie/2shot: today, secretary of state paul demonstrate iowa's new online voter registration system. they've launched a new website where you can register to vote online. all you need is a driver's license or state i-d card, and internet access. "this is a great resource. we're stepping up to well over 93% of the eligible voters of iowa having direct access to online voter registration and updating so it's going to be a great tool. " stephanie: we want to know what you think about the new online voter option and the caucuses? there? let us know for 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 think! information is on your screen. jack/lam: hillary clinton she was in cedar rapids, and tonight be speaking in des moines at

for now, amanda..i am going to send it back to you. thanks lauren, the latest des moines register poll has rubio in third, at 12 percent in iowa.. behind trump and cruz. also campaigning in the kwwl viewing area today - former senator rick santorum... here he is at a town hall at vgm in waterloo... he also stopped at a town hall meeting in waverly this afternoon. santorum won the iowa caucuses in 2012, however, this year his steam. leaders across the pond are debating a full-on ban of presidential candidate donald trump... today in london lawmakers debate a country-wide ban on donald trump citing the hateful rhetoric he uses as well as his proposed ban on muslims entering the united states. under british law, any petition supported by at least 100 thousand people is up for parlimentary debate; a debate however, doesn't guarrantee a vote. coming up... iran will be able to start selling oil again, after sanctions lift. what does that mean for the economy? and... an unmanned rocket makes a succesful trip to space -- but the landing does n

. >> amanda smith and carey were amanda smith and carrie were b.f.f's from the moment they met at as 11 year-olds at a together one day, and sparks just flew. >> how do little girls have sparks? what was it about carrie? >> she was outgoing, fun. she'd push you in the pool. she'd splash you. and she'd give you the best bear hugs. you know, just would send tingles through your body and made you feel so special. >> reporter: the vivacious carrie was a people person and according to sarah paxton, another friend, a dog person too. she loved her kolby. >> her dog, kolby jack. kolby cheese. she loved, loved, loved kolby. kolby was like her child. >> 29-year-old carrie worked in her father's flooring and carpet store. >> she was. >> reporter: is that fair? >> yeah. >> her dad seemed to do a lot of things for her? >> he did. if she needed something, he was there taking care of it. trying to find her own way. she lived in her own house and dreamed of, one day, walking down the aisle. >> she wanted to be loved. she wanted a family. her life. >> reporter: the outgoing carrie had no trouble meet