amanda krenz from our affiliate in des moines joins us with a recap. " amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. " deborah: democrats will take to the debate-stage drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate

in west des moines, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa." elias: if you plan to go out and brave the weather to deals...make sure to keep these winter travel safety tips in mind.... buckle up . make sure your tire pressure is good. have at least a half a tank of gas to help prevent gas line freeze-up. never use cruise control on icy roads. watch local 5 weather reports and let others know your route in case something happens. and it's a good idea to keep a winter weather kit in your vehicle. make sure it includes things like a shovel, flashlight, blankets, water and a first aid kit. elias: have more good morning iowa ahead....including a look at the day ahead... sam: that's right, we'll be seeing ((wx ad-lib :04)) elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...eight-thousand block of northwest 37th street and a second at the ...71-hundred block of southeast vandalia so take care on the roads today... elias: le

amanda krenz from our affiliate in des moines brings us her thoughts from saturday's debate. " amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. amanda krenz has a recap of tonights democratic debate at drake university. " drake university has released the results of their while 22 percent of student voters were undecided, bernie sanders took the lead...with 43 percent of the votes while hillary clinton trailed with 24 percent of the votes. martin o'malley came in third...with 11 percent. the results give what is called an "un-scientific snapshot" of students' preferences. jessica rae: and the three democratic candidates stayed in iowa yesterday... with sanders visiting indianola. while

jack: but for now, let's join local five's amanda krenz who's live outside the law office now to bring us up to speed on this story. amanda jack-- the incident last thursday on the johnston school bus started when the driver, robert scarbrough, tried to get the student to move to his assigned seat. scarbrough became upset when the student said some inflammatory comments back...that exchange is all caught on this cell phone video as well. but that's where things really escalate. suarez attempts to throw a punch and scarbrough shoves him down on the bus floor... all the while yelling at him and the other kids on the bus who try to come to suarez' aid. the students were able to flag down a deputy at the next bus stop, show him the video and that resulted in scarbrought's arrest. he was booked in the polk county jail on two charges: child endangerment and assault causing bodily injury. he did post bond sunday and is now free... but has a no contact order with the victim and his family. amanda and we expect to hear what the family thinks about this whole situation as this news conference ge

we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: our top story today....hundreds made the trip to the boone county fairgrounds yesterday.. amanda: they all wanted for the official for the bakken project.. people were allowed to iowa utilities board all sharing their thoughts about the project that would cut diagnolly across the state.. the room was packed with people-- some there to speak, listen. some had concerns: environmental, land ownership. were very passionate, one guy was even musical. " the vast majority of landowners affected by this support the to use the land. perry. koch brohters. they win. we lose. people and planet loses. there are those that argue that jobs will be created by the pipeline for other temproary and will provide work until the think it's important to two year project will high paying high skill jobs. pipeline pipeline just say no. dirty oil has got to go. " amanda: those opposed say the efforts those opposed say the efforts should be put more into clean energy and not fossil fuel. amanda: not al

we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: an anonymous donation is helping a group find a missing service-dog in training... amanda: the group retrieving freedom is hoping to find "latham"....a one- year-old black lab.. based in waverly, the organization trains service dogs for veterans and special needs children. the dog was last seen sunday with his host family near parkersburg. anonymous supporters have helped raise a ten-thousand dollar reward for anyone who returns latham. a facebook page has been created and anyone with information can callllenna at 319-493-2046 amanda: the shooting happened last night at a home on the three- thousand block of cambridge street... police say a man was shot in the he was taken to the hospital with non-life injuries. police say they don't have any the suspect. continue to update this story as we get information. amanda: governor branstad's plan to privatize medicaid is getting some federal level support... amanda: affect 560 thousand iowans.. during senator joni ernst's weekly pre

local 5's amanda krenz is at the hearing and joins us live with the very latest. amanda, how's it going out there? amanda live interviews with attendees live in boone -- amanda krenz -- we are iowa. elias: expect more team coverage we are iowa. later.. we'll have more tonight live on local 5 later.. we'll have more tonight live on local 5 news at 5 and 6. and you can always follow along on our website -- that's we are iowa dot website -- that's we are iowa dot com. elias: a very stormy afternoon for much of central iowa yesterday, with reports of much of central iowa yesterday, with reports of downed trees and powerlines... some even without power well into the ninit... a quick check of the mid-american energy web site still shows more than 800 metro homes still without power this morning... crews of course working to restore electricity...mea nwhile in the metro -- the storms did a lot of damage. power was out in the area of fleur drive in des moines for at least three hours. stop signs were used in lieu of traffic lights. many trees were torn down in neighborhood

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: this saturday is a big day for the iowa hawkeyes. a win against purdue means they win the big ten west division title. but after recent terror scares in france and germany... the university isn't taking any chances. local 5's alex giamo shares the changes in security you can expect at the game. (alex giaimo) due to recent events the university of iowa has tightened its security measures at kinnick stadium for the iowa- purdue game on saturday. fans should expect more extensive screening before, during and after the game. the new policy is modeled after the nfl- which places restrictions on purses and handbags. fans will be prohibited from bringing backpacks, purses or handbags into the stadium. bags that are permitted will need to be clear plastic, vinyl or pvc that do not exceed 14"-14 inches. one-gallon clear plastic or ziploc bags are also permitted along with small clutch bags that do not exceed 4.5-6.5 inches. the clear ba

we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news amanda krenz. amanda: new at midday today--- amanda: this morning, there was an 7th and m-l-k- amanda: photos here of the ambulance being towed, but that much done. we'll have later on in the day, so stay tuned for that-- amanda: in other local news-- the elementary student was hit while crossing the road to his school... it happened at lakewood elementary ... just a few minutes before the crossing guard would have come on duty. the driver of the vehicle said his view was obstructed by the sunrise, and that the boy didn't look both ways before he crossed. parents feel the school needs to have a crossing guard out earlier. " "its a scary corner, it needs all the protection they can get. " " we weigh safety versus costs in a situation like that. if this makes students safer we won't hestitate " amanda: the student has been released from the hospital. police say he only had minor injuries because he was wearing his bike helmet. no charges have been filed. amanda: monday brough an update in the search f

political amanda krenz is with more. a business owner in newton says he really likes donald trump... it's doesn't have as much to do with politics as it does with keeping a promise. "nats of box opening opening up a box full of stocking caps, shows that hundreds of people are expected to proudly support donald trump for president. it also shows that mr. trump is supporting this newton advertising business. 6:44 it's six figures of business which is great, huge impact for us. owner of maxim adverstising in newton, dave mcneer says the story begins with this 2010 episode of 60 minutes, where business owners in newton, inlcuding him, told the impact of the maytag shutdown. 5:15 they were our largest customer by a long shot. donald trump saw that episode and reached out to dave mcneer the next day to ask if there was any way he could help. 1:27 he mentioned if he ever ran for presdient, please know, we would be able to to do campaign stuff for him. and trump kept his word. what started with 500 signs and buttons last summer,

local five's amanda krenz has more. "amanda intro: 22:02 it doesn't matter if packages are being delivered by ups, fed ex, usps, each package is an opportunity for a thief. follow a delivery truck around during the holidays... and you'll see the delivery workers do a mad dash at every stop... one drop off after another. sgt. bryan 11:16 the theives know people will be ordering a lot, delivered to their hous on their front doorstop. police say all these packages out in the open are attractive targets for people who are willing to break the law. sgt. bryan 11:39 they find a truck and start following it around. jim o'hare 16:44 we know from the past, they find trucks. follow them around and steal parcels off of porches. jim ohare is the postal inspector for des moines. he says package theives don't strike often but they have noticed an increase in the last 2-3 years. jim 15:35 if you're home and you have the ability to get the package off th edoorstep as soon as possible that's always adviseable. otherwise you should consid

here to give us a breakdown of what he said is chief political correspondent amanda krenz. amanda? amanda/bam in ben carson's biography it tells a story about how a young carson once tried to throw a knife at somebody, a close relative and that carson had a pathological temper. during his 95 mintue speech in rt dodge last night, donald trump went off about how carson, with a story like that in his book, could be getting so much support. trump made quite the show out of it, even acting out how the person blocked the knife with their belt buckle. "trump - i saw what the hell have we come to, what have we come to when we hae to believe thais kind of stuff and who considers themself to have pathalogical disease? how stupid are the poeple of iowa, the people of the country to believe this crap? " "i expect that kind of thing. that's whats been going on our country for years, that's dragging us in the mud, and i don't expect it to change anytime soon." "i'm hopeful that, at some point, we reach a level of maturity that we can actually deal with the issues that are facing us right now and

chief political amanda krenz is here with more on what we can expect. amanda? amanda/bam you can expect the three democrats in the race to go after the republicans. the chair of the democratic national committe, debbie wasserman schults was at local five today. her main goal of course is to get a democrat elected, she wouldn't comment on any of the candidates in particular or predict how they would do... but she did say they'll be going after the republican field, and donald trump speeches like the one he gave in iowa last night will give the democrats fuel for their fire. "you'll hear each of them draw a contrast between our policies and our views and the direction anyone of them would take this country and the food fight... the 95 minute diatribe by trump was breathtaking. " amanda/bam the des moines register is co- hosting tomorrow's debate. kathie obradovich, a political columnist with the register, is one of the moderators. she sat down with us to talk about some of the challenges. "as journalists, we're not the stories, we don't want the attention on us,

local five chief political correspondent amanda krenz is here to show you why it could be a smooth transistion -- or a disaster, amanda? amanda: there is a very high level of concern that this big change is going to result in disaster. and the impact is huge, 560- thousand iowans are part of the state's medicaid program. "iowans currently on medicaid received this packet in the mail. it tells them to choose an m- c-o - a managed care o oanization. there are four out- of-state mco's to choose from. greg 7:13 no other state in the country has tried to move to managed care in this compressed timeline. greg boattenhamer of the iowa hospital association says governor branstad's deadline of januarty 1st to change over the state's medicaid program is way too agressive. how do people know which of these companies to pick? which one will include their current doctors and hospitals? well, they don't know. greg 5:58 it's challenging to know who to sign up with when the networks don't exist. the department of human services is working on a list of providers that have signed on with one of the companies, b

jack: local five's amanda krenz has that story new at five. amanda/bam there's an office in des moines called the iowa international center... it's a place that welcomes refugees from around the world to iowa. they're more than willing to welcome syrian refugees, and aren't happy with governor branstad's efforts to try and keep them out of the state.. "a glance down the hallway of iowa's international center is like a taste of the united nations. refugees fleeing from war ravaged parts of the world are welcome here. judy 2:42 its not only welcoming refugees and doing the right thing, it's welcoming wonderful members of iowa's community. dr. judy conlin is the director of iowa's international center that helps refugees with language classes, housing, and transportation. she says iowa used to have abundant resources to help refugees, thanks to this man, governor robert ray. here he is being honored at an award ceremony a couple years ago. between 1975 and 1982 he helped 8-thousand refugees escape southeast asia during the vietnam war. som baccam

local 5's amanda krenz is here now with the latest. amanda/bam the iowa utilities board looked at several options for an organized way to hear public comment at the hearing... because there are a lot of people with opinions on the pipeline. they ended up going with a 50/50 split. half the people who speak next will will be in support of the pipeline, the other half will be opponents. "the opposition to the bakken pipeline through iowa has been loud. the group iowa citizens for community improvement has held protests outside of the iowa utility board offices. the iub will ultimately decide if the dakota access pipeline, or bakken pipeline as it's known will get the go ahead to run through iowa. nathan 5:43 at the end of the day iub needs to hear stories of iowans, impacte by this whether ists through their drinking water or farmland. the utilities board has a hearing scheduled for next week where both opponents of the pipeline and supporters will be able to speak. the board will allow 210 speakers, 105 from each side, they each get two m

amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa." jack: here's a look at iowa's remaining schedule-- they host minnesota and purdue back to back before the heroes game in lincoln nebraska on november 27th. watch local 5 for special updates on the heroes game. jack/2med coming up on local 5 news at six. we saw some pretty serious storms in central iowa -- chief meteorologist brad edwards is tracking the latest. stephanie: but next -- thanksgiving will be here before we know it! but could you be seeing a price jump for your holiday turkey this season? stick with us. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: let's take a look at your consumer matters now... and turkey prices ahead of the holiday season. stephanie: this past spring... the avian flu started hitting farms all over the country... affecting northwest iowa especially hard. 72 commercial poultry farms were affected, for

from the digital media center, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. jack: this controversial topic has spread to the presidential controversial topic has spread to the presidential to the presidential campaign. bernie sanders released a statement today opposing the pipeline's construction -- becoming the first democratic candidate to oppose the pipeline. he says he doesn't want the pipeline built because it's our job as a nation to break the quote "addiction to fossil fuels and not increase our dependence on oil, coal and other pollution sources. jack we'll be following this story to the end. but first -- we still want to hear what you think. should the bakken pipeline be approved or not? let us know, we may use 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: developing now out of calhoun county -- where police found a man dead in a home. stephanie: it happened in pomeroy sometime around two this morn

local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz reports. "with some help from his mom, it's time for jacob anderson to take his daily stroll through the neighborhood. (((nats of walking/mom talking if we have it))) it's part of a new routine, doctors orders after jacob's recent surgery to correct his scoliosis. jacob is no stranger to health services. the 16-year old has autism and is also intellectually disabled. 31:37 i have to have the best care for my son and get him the services he needs. jennifer anderson is able to get jacob, his medications, services, and therapies, through the help of their family's secondary insurance provider, medicaid. 13:38 there s no way we could manage what we need to manage without that assisstance. now that governor branstad has announced an overhaul of how the state run's its medicaid program, jennifer is worried about the changes it will mean for her family. specifically, the case worker that they've worked with for almost ten years who knows jacob's healthcare needs inside and out. 17:50 that means i'm l

jack: local 5's amanda krenz has more in tonight's big story. amanda? amanda according to the department of human services, no syrian refugees have ever resettled here in iowa... and they have never moved here after settling in another state. still, there's a possibility the federal government will want to place syrian refugees here in the future, and some iowans want our doors to be open. the point of this protest was to be peaceful, not political. still, you can read the signs and see these people have a clear message for governor branstad, don't stop syrian refugees from resettling in iowa. samantha 10:09 it really just hits me in the pill of my soul, mkaes my blood boil, it's just an inhumane act. samantha thomas organized this rally, as a way to support refugee rights, which they say are simply human rights. samantha 9:49 we need to focus on the greater good of humanity and all rights for all people. governor branstad ordered all state agencies to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately sarah 16:17 it hits home because my mother w

in west des moines, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa." and be sure to share your thoughts...are you heading to stores...or doing your shopping from home? you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 we'd love to hear what you think about this story or any other. elias: other. elias: at ((time check)) elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break...but coming up a look at the new releases in theaters...for those looking for an alternative to the black friday shopping... elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...eight-thousand block of northwest 37th street and a second at the ...71-hundred block of southeast vandalia so take care on the roads today... elias: while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! morning iowa in hd with elias j

in urbandale, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. see the first hearing about the medicaid privatization plan... a health policy oversight committee will hear from branstad's administration, the companies tasked with taking over the program and the public. sabrina: and we want to know what you think. should the program be privatized? or could that risk the healthcare of iowans? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to think! the contact your screen. sabrina: table for gov. branstad today-- emminent domain, a controversial topic especially in light of the proposal for the bakken pipeline to cut through iowa.. farmers and landowners have become concerned that emminent domain will be used to secure the path which connects illinois. branstad was asked his thoughts on using such a tactic. ""i think eminent domain should be used only sparingly. i think there are times that it may be appropriate, so don't say a blanket statement th

here now with more on how world headlines have become iowa headlines is local five's amanda krenz. amanda we just got the news from the governor's spokesperson. after saying earlier in the day he would leave it up to the feds, now the governor has ordered all state agencies to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately. "branstad :34 we need to be concerned about isis radicals imbedded with these refugees. governor branstad says after the terror attacks in paris, the u.s. federal government needs to take extra caution when allowing refugees into the country. 1:18 we don't want to become like europe where they let these refugees in, and now they're sending police to roundup the dangerous embedded isis militants that are part of it. :01-:06 i don't know that the states hve the authority to decide whether or not we can take refugees, this is a federal program. the governor is right. the u.s. state department oversees the process of allowing refugees into the country. rachel 2:33 for refugees to come here there's security clearances that the state department would conduct

in urbandale, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. now today will see the first hearing about the medicaid privatization plan... a health policy oversight committee will hear from branstad's administration, the companies tasked with taking over the program and the public. sabrina: and we want to know what you think. should the program be privatized? or could that risk the healthcare of iowans? let us know -- we may use your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. 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. elias: at ((time check))...we're going to take a short break but still have lots more good morning iowa still ahead.. sabrina: coming up, how a mascot hopes to change people's minds about a controversial issue... elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...39- hundred block of northeast 108th street

local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz shows us. iowa's first ever growth and opportunity party was a huge event, with many of the gop presidential candidates making an appearance. the event also made national headlines, because of one organization that wanted to attend but was told they couldn't come. daily show 2:42 - because for real, the iowa republican party denied the daily show acccess to their event last week. / and that gave daily show host, trevor noah, all the fuel he needed to poke fun at the state... 3:20 i've got no beef with iowa, until 3 months ago i didn't know it existed... noah didn't hold back about the chair of the iowa gop either. kaufmann...you george dastanza hybrid, this isn't over. local 5 reached out to kaufmann today, he's a college professor, who's taking it all in stride. he said, (fullscreen) "i had a good laugh at the clip last night, and it's certainly made me a rockstar with my students. while we can enjoy a laugh at ourselves from time to time, we always take our role as first in the nation very se

board can take as little or as much time as they want to, to come reporting live in boone, for amanda krenz, i'm jacob peklo, we are iowa. today is all about cleanup across central iowa after tornadoes and strong storms left behind damage. the national weather service is out surveying the damage. so far they confirmed ef-1 tornadoes touched down in knoxville, and northern mahaska county near barnes city. and say ef-0 tornadoes hit the lake panorama and yale areas. they say strong wind caused damage in southwestern jasper county--near prairie city and southern marion county--east of melcher-dallas. stephanie: today governor terry branstad homeland management director mark their day surveying the damage in knoxville. they headed to the walmart there and walked around neighborhoods to get a first- hand look on all the damage. knoxville had the most powerful confirmed tornado out of yesterday's storms with winds up to 110 mph. "we didn't have any serious injuries and we're hopeful most of this will be covered by insurance and i want to complement marion county emergency management for the way t

local five's amanda krenz joins us now to preview the special report she's working on about the possible connection. amanda: this case out of minnesota just didn't spark hope with this particular officer, it got a lot of people talking.. .and thinking... could there be a connection with missing boys from the des moines area? we decided to contact the officer who investigated eugene martin's disppearance. while the arrest in minnesota got his wheels turning, it also refreshed his thought's about a case that's haunted him for 30 years. he hopes it makes others think about eugene martin too. a 13-year-old who was about to deliver the newspapers on his paper-route, he vanshed from a street corner without a trace. but eugene is not forgotten, his entire family thinks about him everyday... and it changed the life of one des moines police officer forever. "rowley 17:42 yeah, it's changed me. the trust factor. police don't have a high trust factor as it ws but this took it out of me." amanda: i actually got calls today from two of eugene martin's family members... his aunt and his brother. they'

amanda krenz has more " to be concerned about isis radicals imbedded with these refugees. governor branstad says after the terror attacks in paris, the u.s. federal government needs totoake extra caution when allowing refugeeee into the country. we don't want to bebeme like europe where they let these refugees in, and now they're sending police to roundup the dangerous embedded isis militants that are part of it. i don't know that the states hve the authority to decide whether or not we can take refugees, this is a federal program. the governor is right. the u.s. state department oversees the process of allowing refugees into the country. rachel for refugees to come here there's security clearances that the state department would conduct as well as a pre departure security clearance because tha tprocess can take a year if not longer. rachel kinker is the iowa refugee coordinator for catholol charities, itit a resettlement agency that helps refugeesesind employmentntnd housing once they've been cleared through the state department. for fiscal year 2016 the state department

tim: local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz explains why iowa was in the spotlight and what the iowa republican party did to get the daily show's attention. " iowa's first ever growth and opportunity party was a huge event, with many of the gop presidential candidates making an appearance. the event also made national headlines, because of one organization that wanted to but was told they couldn't come. daily show 2:42 - because for real, the iowa republican party denied the daily show acccess to t tir event last week. / and that gave daily show host, trevor noah, all the fuel he needed to poke fun at the state... 3:20 i've got no beef with iowa, until 3 months ago i didn't know it existed... noah didn't hold back about the chair of the iowa gop either. 5:31 you and me iowa, we're cool, but republican chair, john kaufmann...you george das hybrid, this isn't over. local 5 reached out to kaufmann today, he's a college professor, who's taking it all in stride. he said, (fullscreen) "i had a goolaugh at the clip last night, and it's certainly made me a rockstar with my stud

live in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news. we are iowa. stephanie: amanda thanks-- also on the governor's agenda today: turkeys from ending up on a thanksgiving. the governor made his annual turkey pardoning proclamation at terrace hill where he talked about a tough year for turkeys in iowa. the avian flu hit iowa hard. 25 percent of iowa farmers were affected. iowa ranks ninth in the nation for turkey production. today, the zoey and spike from the dinner table. they'll spend the rest of their lives at living history farms. jack: the avian flu you'll likely be more for your thanksgiving dinner this year. the american farm bureau federation says the cost of a 16- pound turkey is up more than six percent to just over 23 overall, the farm group says the average cost dinner for 10 will be just over 50 dollars this year. stephanie/2shot well after you gobble up your turkey dinner... it's time to shop right? coming up -- we go inside one of the big box stores for a little black friday preview. but next... " i want surveillance okay? if that's oka

moving to your local election headquarters now -- with local 5's chief political correspondant amanda krenz. stephanie/2ram we're talking about presidential candidates spending time in iowa in an effort to gain support -- and political endorsements. the right kind of support can have a ripple effect for republicans in the hawkeye state. amanda/2ram and few names carry as much notoriety as wrestling legend - dan gable. elias johnson sat down with gable who has been meeting with candidates wanting his endorsement - most recently, republican frontrunner - donald trump. elias: what does it take to get a dan gable endorsement? dan: real simple, he's gonna have to get my wife to give me the okay, kathy. elias: how tough is that? dan: that's pretty tough. but i think its not as because she's been doing her homework and following. i just over here from meeting donald trump for the second time. i was really hoping to get some time with him because i want to with. you know i read and i see and i follow but one on one gives you that indication and we didn't get that. i guess they didn't compensate for

amanda krenz brings has an update. "iowans currently on medicaid received this packet in the mail. it tells them to choose an m- c-o - amanaged care organizationon there are four out- of-state mco's to choose from. greg 7:13 no other state in the country s tried to move to managed care in this compressed timeline. greg boattenhamer of the iowa hospital association says governor branstad's deadline of januarty 1st to change over the state's medicaid program is way too agressive. how do people know which of these companies to pick? which one will include their current doctors and hospitals? well, they don't know. greg 5:58 it's challenging to know who to sign up with when the networks don't exist. the department of human services is working on a list providers that have signed on with one of the companies, but hasn't released a number. only saying, "more providers are signing up every day, and we're working hard to remove any contracting barriers to make as smooth of a transition as possible for medicaid members and providers." 6:41 when we've contacted larger health care systems in

stephanie: local 5's amanda krenz braved the early black friday shopping today--here she is a little scared of how crazy it was at best buy. she'll be back in tomorrow morning on good morning iowa, with some of the best deals in the metro... and look for more interviews with shoppers as they brave the wintry weather for black friday frenzy in the morning. stephanie: we want to know what you're doing for black friday?? you shopping...or staying home? you can connect with us on facebook and twitter. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 we'd love to hear what you think about this story or any other. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... a throwback thursday of thanksgiving porportions. the special celebration even the governor couldn't miss. stephanie: then--hawkeye nation has a lot to be thankful for--a perfect record so far has them looking for a big ten championship. later in sports, fans share what they're thankful for this year. stephanie: and... a meal where everyone is a special guest. how an iowa restaurant made t

. >> amanda: and i'm amanda krenz, glad you could be with us today. let's start with the switch up at the top among iowa's republican voters. donald trump has some new solid competition from ted cruz. he's firmly in 2nd place right now among likely republican caucus goers in iowa. this is in the latesesquinnipiac poll. n carson has slid dodo to 3rd, so is he worried a aut that? no, and he blames the media for the shifting support. >> ben: you have to understand that over the last few weeks, there's been a rather sustained

my this week in iowa co-host and our chief political correspondent, amanda krenz, has the story. >>amanda: there is actually research that shows the more popular a halloween costume is the better that candidate ends up doing in an election. but this year with the trump factor specifically that may not necessarily be the case. past presidents like kennedy and reagan, former first ladies and the current commander-in-chief make for very popular halloween costumes. >>do you have hillary's business suits? you know, that type of thing. >>amanda: this halloween with the iowa caucuses about 3 months away it's the candidates running for office 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. >>with the new elections coming up, the most popular in polls is the more popular on purchases. >>amanda: and there've actually been studies done to show that halloween masks can pre

>>amanda: and i'm amanda krenz. the democrats debated in des moines. the three candidates left in the race spent saturday night sparring at drake university. hillary clinton the frontrunner with the most to lose. (whoosh) >>amanda: she sits firmly on the top of the most recent polls. let' take a look. 52% support from likely voters in the latest cbs news new york times poll, bernie sanders with 33% and martin o'malley at 5. >>sabrina: here' where the republican party stands. it' been tight at the top recently between ben carson and donald trump. carson taking the lead in this mcclatchy/marist poll. rounding out the top 5 marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz. but remember there are 10 other candidates who are republican. so how long will the field stay that large? trump says not long. >>donald: i think you'l see quite a few people startink to drop out. well, i don't wanna prict. i think i know, but i don't wanna predict. but there'l be a lot of people dropping out. i mean, they have to drop out. they're not resonating. we don't have smart people >>sabrina:

local 5's amanda krenz checked in with one of them in sioux city. amanda/wxhang the sioux city area is expecting a large number of refugeesto come work in a new meat processing plant there within the next couple of weeks. and local activists there think branstad's statement is sending the wrong message. "it's counter productive to what we are trying to do to our community. we are trying to help immigrants esepcially refugee immigrants get away from violent war torn areas like syria to become better people. people are coming from syria to better themselves to get out of a violent area and nescassarily to bring harm to us." " amanda syrian immigrants moved to the united states last year. and back in september, secretary of state john kerry announced that an estimated 85 thousand total refugees are expected to be resettled here in the u-s. amanda/wxhang bell says they are very well equipped to handle new refugees coming to the area and that they are working on new strategies to help them settle in. jack/wxhang any idea where those refugees are from? ama

local five's amanda krenz takes a look back at the case that gripped the life of a police officer and all of iowa. it's tonight's big story. ((nats of garage opening, revealing eugene's face.)) as this garage door opens... it reveals a young man with big brown eyes staring back at you. this is eugene miller. 19:13 everyday when i drive in, walk in, i look at him, think about him. where's he at? what happened to him? eugene is missing. he disappeared on august 12th, 1984...a date permanently etched in jim rowley's memory. 9:54 my boy was august 12, 84 - on my son's birthday. amanda - intersting that you call him my boy. jim "well he is. i can't find him so he is. jim rowley wants to be reminded of his missing boy everyday, that's why this 30-year-old poster is hanging in his garage. jim used to be senior police officer rowley, the main investigator in eugene martin's disappearance. (standup) gene was 13-years old when he vanished from this corner of sw14th and highview in des moines. it was about 5:30 in the morning... he had some of his papers rolled up and ready to be delivered. 2:19

amanda krenz brings us more.. the point of this protest was to be peaceful, not political. still, you can read the e gns and see these people have a clear message for governor branstad, don't stop syrian refugees from resettling in iowa. samantha 10:09 it really just hits me in the pill of my soul, mkaes my blood boil, it's just an inhumane act. samantha thomas organized this rally, as a way to support refugee rights, which they say are simply human rights. samantha 9:49 we need to focus on the greater good of humanity and all people. ordered alalstate agencies to halt any work on syrian resettlements immediately sarah 16:17 it hits home because my mother was a refugee from the vietnawar and high school we hav ea lot of refugees from myanmar, several african countries, hits home, personal to me. the protesters made their way up to the governor's formal office where they handed over a letter asking the governor to reconsider his decision to stop state services for syrian refugees. they hope he'll read it, maybe even take some time to meet with them about what they feel is mo

stephanie: local 5's amanda krenz was there all day and joins us live in boone with more. amanda? amanda/tvu the hearing just wrapped up. more than 200 people spoke to the iub. many of them construction workers who really want some pipeline work. "when you look

and here's chief political correspondent amanda krenz. just in the past hour louisiana governor bobby jindal has ended his campaign. are you surprised by this announcement?

amanda krenz has more. "branstad :34 we need to be concerned about isis radicals imbedded with these refugees. governor branstad says after the terror attacks in paris, the u.s. federal government needs to take extra caution when allowing refugees into the country. 1:18 we don't want to become like europe where they let these refugees in, and now they're sending police to roundup the dangerous embedded isis militants that are part of it. that the states hve decide whether or not we can take refugees, this is a federal program. the governor is right. the u.s. state department oversees the process of allowing refugees into the country. rachel 2:33 for refugees to come here there's security clearances that the state department would conduct as well as a pre departure security clearance because tha tprocess can take a year if not longer. rachel kinker is the iowa refugee coordinator for catholic charities, it's a resettlement agency that helps refugees find employment and housing once they've been cleared throu

local five's amanda krenz takes a look back at the case that gripped the life of a police officer and all ((nats of garage opening, revealing eugene's face.)) as this garage door opens... it reveals a young man with big brown eyes staring back at you. this is eugene miller. 19:13 everyday when i drive in, walk in, i look at him, think about him. where's he at? what happened to him? eugene is missing. he disappeared on august 12th, 1984...a date permanently etched in jim rowley's memory. 9:54 my boy was august 12, 84 - on my son's birthday. amanda - intersting that you call him my boy. jim "well he is. i can't find him so he is. jim rowley wants to be reminded of his missing boy everyday, that's why this 30-year-old poster is hanging in his garage. jim used to be senior police officer rowley, the main investigator in eugene martin's disappearance. (standup) gene was 13-years old when he vanished from this corner of sw14th and highview in des moines. it was about 5:30 in the morning... papers rolled up and 2:19 "sw 14th and paperboy, don't let it case." about 2 years before that call ca

local five's amanda krenz has more. "when you look here because a pipeline project to them means supporting their family. "it means a lot, you know. that's how i put my kids through school and buy clothes." "construction the temporary work, a mean a gaurenteed amount of time." last all year long." "it's their livelyhood, it's how they make their money and raise thier family." "and for iowa workers, a pipleline through this state means they get to stay close to home." "when a family gets that, when they are in the construction it helps the kids and the spouces because the kids see their parents leave home to go to work and not come home once a month, every weekend. you know, whenver time is allowing depending on how far they are elias: the pipeline decision now remains in the hands of the iowa utilities board.. these three people seen here. thursday was the only day that the public could comment on the issue directly to them. on monday, the process continues with an evidentiary hearing. after that, the three member board

political correspondant amanda krenz explains why iowa's repbulican party got the daily show's attention. " iowa's first ever growth and opportunity party was a huge event, with many of the gop presidential candidates making an appearance. the event also made national headlines, because of one organization that wanted to attend but ld they couldn't come. daily show 2:42 - because for real, the iowa republican party denied the daily show acccess to their event last week. / and that gave daily show host, trevor noah, all the fuel he needed to poke fun at the state... 3:20 i've got no beef with iowa, until 3 months ago i didn't know it existed... noah didn't hold back about the chair of the iowa gop either. 5:31 you and me iowa, we're cool, but republican chair, john kaufmann...you george dastanza hybrid, this isn't over. local 5 reached out to kaufmann today, he's a college professor, who's taking it all in stride. he said, (fullscreen) "i had a good laugh at the clip last night, and it's certainly made me a rockstar with my students. while we can enjoy a laugh at ourselves from time to ti

amanda krenz brings has an update. "iowans currently on medicaid received this packet in the mail. it tells them to choose an m- c-o - a managed care organization. there are four out- of-state mco's to choose from. greg no other state in the country has tried to move to managed care in this compressed timeline. greg boattenhamer of the iowa hospital association says governor branstad's deadline of januarty 1st to change over the state's medicaid program is way too agressive. how do people know which of these companies to pick? which one will include their current doctors and hospitals? well, they don't know. greg 5:58 it's challenging to know who to sign up with when the networks don't exist. the department of human services is working on a list of providers that have signed on with one of the companies, but hasn't released a number. only saying, "more providers are signing up every day, and we're working hard to remove any contracting barriers to make as smooth of a transition as possible for medicaid members and providers." 6:41 when we've contacted larger health care systems in

amanda krenz has more. " a glance down the hallway of iowa's international center is like a taste of the unitededations. refugege fleeing from wararavaged parts of the world are welcome e re. judy its not only welcoming refugees and doing the right thing, it's welcoming wonderful members of iowa's community. dr. judy conlin is the director of iowa's international center that helps refugees with language classes, housing, and transportation. she says iowa used to have abundant resources to help refugees, thanks to this man, governor robert ray. here he is being honored at an award ceremony a couple years ago. between 1975 and 1982 he helped 8-thousand refugees escape southeast asia during the vietnam war. som baccam (from old news c cp) - it just b bngs tears to my heart everytime i think abouhim, what he did for us as refugees back in 1975. 40 years later, the resources to help refugees have depleted. governor branstad says he will not hold up the welcome sign for any refugees from syria and ordered all state agencies to to halt any work on syrian refugee resettlements immediately. b

reporter amanda krenz has more. "cedar rapids is probably no closer than 80 or 90 miles to the bakken pipeline route. but in this part of central iowa, it's closer to home and opponents re visible in their opposition. sot/nat cheer that was also true at the hearing site as opponents wore one color and those supporting the pipeline wore another. one cedar rapids man used his two minutes for a protest song " <"i think what you're hearing is a diversity of thought and i think what you'll hear is a lot of people change their minds "> but those supporting the project were singing a different tune in front of the board. it would be better for construction workers to work on projects that use clean energy not fossil fuel. "we cannot let the short term trump the long term utility board." "think about us because this is not really your decision to make. who are you to put the ypung people across the country into jeopardy so you can what? pad your resumes by successfuly protecting corprate interest at the utilities board?" th