live in des moines, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. stephanie: amanda thanks. and head to our website to see some neat archive video of branstad through the years. we'll also be live streaming on we are iowa dot com. now -- as preparations were underway for branstad's big event, progress iowa met on the capitol steps to talk about what they call branstad's broken promises. "he and his lt. governor have made promises and broken promises and nearly failed to deliver on any of the goals they've set on behalf " progress iowa had a nearly 10- foot tall billboard promoting a new website -- aimed at showing what they say branstad and lieutenantgover nor reynold's haven't kept their word on. jack: it was a busy day at the polk county courthouse today. jack/lam new court appearances were set for a man accused of murdering two people in the metro a few weeks ago. michael wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of bryon howard and heather belieu. it happened earlier this month. the couple was found shot to death in their bed at a home the

we are iowa" amanda good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: new ottumwa... arrested a woman in utah in connection with the 20-14 death of three-year-old wysdom evans. kashenna tucker has been charged with care. the investigation started in early 2014, nearly two years ago, after the child died. tucker lived in ottumwa when the murder happened but was arrested in utah and will be extradited back to iowa. amanda: there was two- vehicle fatal crash this morning in boone county. a semi was heading eastbound on highway 30 when a 2001 aztek passenger vehicle crossed the intersection heading southbound, pulling out in front of the semi. the 79 year old ogden resident thomas keith myers was then both drivers transported to boone county mercy hospital. pronounced dead. the accident is still under investigation. amanda: some folks from a clarke county nursing home have had their belongings temporarily taken away to help combat a potential issue. one resident called local five, telling us his concern about staying in his room, thinking there was

here's chief political correspondent amanda krenz with the latest. amanda? amanda: first of all the governor is promised once again to release his budget reccomendation s as soon as the session starts. at these hearings he's listening to state departments give their pitch for how much money they'll need. after that, he'll wait for december revenue estimates to come out and then start crunching numbers. "24:27 even though the law doesn't require it unti lthe end of january it's alway sbeen my philosophy to give my recommendations on the second day of the session so they can go to work on it right away. " amanda: the governor made his recommendation on education funding last session, very early on. but it took the legislator until make a decision... many school districts were disappointed in the 1.25 percent funding increase they received. the director of the iowa department of education was at the budget hearings today and says once again you can expect education funding to get a lot of attention. "...success for all kids. " amanda: by the way, ryan wise is n

they keep iowans " you're watching amanda good morning and thanks for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: our top story this morning...we hear from the person who helped capture a man now facing amanda: wanchanic made his first court appearance....he has been charged with two counts of first degree murder... he's accused of killing a des moines couple in their sleep earlier this week... these are the two victims -- bryon howard and heather belieu. funeral services for the couple are saturday... amanda: and now we know the name of the man who played a crucial role in helping police track down wanchanic... tuesday night chris (share-roan) charron was on his way to a woodward academy high school basketball but while on his the beige dodge everyone had for. local 5's claire story. double homicide, chris playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention "thats when i heard the description of the cars license plate" that was until him, just outside of

live in the studio, amanda krenz, local 5 news. we are iowa. stephanie: thanks amanda. three senators running for president missed the vote on the comprehensive they include republicans marco rubio and ted cruz, and democrat bernie sanders. rubio was campaigning in michigan on wednesday when votes were cast - his voting record has been an attack point from democrats. jack: turning now to more news about ted cruz from the state capitol. jack/ots inside the capitol this morning, members of the conservative iowa group - family leader - publicly endorsed cruz. they say he challenges the establishment while also holding true to many of the group's values such as religious liberty and the american family. family leader's bob vander plaats lead the discussion. "i happen to believe that the extraordinary leader that we need for these extraordinary times is u.s. senator, ted cruz " jack: vander plaats repeated a few times during the press conference that the cruz endorsement does not come from family leader as an organization, but rather its individuals. jack: ted cruz has also

live at the iowa state fairgrounds, amanda krenz, abc9 news jenna: thanks, amanda (jenna) fred, how is the forecast looking? (fred) we have more chances for rain and snow. fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) the hd radar shows that our current patchy dirzzle is light enough to not regiester on radar, but rainvision shows that up to 3" of rain has fallen over the past 24 hours in southeastern parts take a moment to rain has fallen since that's actually a record amount of the old record was 0.67" from way back in around siouxland were 1.90" in cherokee, 0.93" in concord, ne, 0.91" in richland, sd, 0.83" in norfolk, ne, 0.70" in vermillion, sd, and 0.14" in neligh, ne. the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city shows the scene from the ho chunk centre. 39 has been our high today and 37 the l l. 37 is our cucuent temperature.e.ocal temperatures are in the 30s. winds are frfr the northwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. wind chills are in the 20s for most of us. lower visibity is seen around some parts of siouxland, especially yankton. the midwest satellite/radar shows snow west of

local 5 chief political reporter amanda krenz is live at the celebration... amanda-- amanda/livesat: governor branstad is making history... and selling a new book. this is his new biography, called iowa's record setting governor: the terry branstad story." the money from the book sales will go to the governor branstad iowa history fund which will help fund efforts that promote and preserve the state's history. there's one special historical spot in iowa that's close to the governor's heart... where pieces of his history are on display. take a look at a fresh- faced governor terry branstad, in his mid thirties, ready to lead the state of iowa. this room inside of the mansion museum in forest city, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three sense of pride. i know the roots he had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the area. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with char

stephanie: local five chief political correspondent amanda krenz explains why it was canceled and the potential impact it could have. the first ever brown and black forum in iowa happened in 1984.

amanda krenz abc9 news jenna: thanks, amanda fred: jenna: forecast looking? (fred) we have more chances for rain and snow. fred: (fred) the hd radar shows that our current patchy dirzzle is light enough to not regiester on radar, but rainvision shows that up to 3" of rain has fallen over the past 24 hours in southeastern parts of siouxland. let's take a moment to consider that 0.86" of rain has fallen since midnight today. that's actually a record amount of rain for this date. the old record was 0.67" from way back in 1891! the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city shows the scene from the ho chunk centre. 39 has been our high today and 37 the low. 37 is our current temperature. local temperatures are in the 30s. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. wind chills are in the 20s for most of us. lower visibility is seen around some parts of siouxland, especially yankton. the midwest satellite/radar shows snow west of us. that's the next system that will slide through. we will get off easy. west and north of us, winter storm watches

amanda krenz talked to iowans concerned about the future. "amanda intro: 23:21:31 25 days left. that's how much time remains switches to managed thousand iowans. through the state capitol when these iowans heard something they liked or heard one of their questions being asked. they were bused in from around the state medicaid hearing. affected. not just numbers. the crowd represented iowans with different concerns about the to managed care. linda quinn from iowa city came to stand up for her physically disabled son who uses medicaid services. have is that we slow more gradually. senator amanda 23:14:03 i've heard from every they're concerned what's going to happen january 1 comes around. at the hearing, senator amanda ragan many hospitals and doctors in the state one of the four managed care companies. she didn't get a response... she wants answers so she help out the iowans she hears from everyday. 23:17:23 my hospital isn't signed up with anybody, my doctor's not signed up, what do i do? good question. amanda tag - 23:20:57 it's not the managed care that many have problem with

local five's amanda krenz was there to that had a tragic ending. "amanda intro: 21:40 several crews from this area responded to the call. they got to work immediately on their rescue operation. in a large grain bin like this, that's three quarters full of soybeans - saving a life is difficult. sheriff 8:35 he had been in the grain bin 8 minutes before we got the call. the massive team of first responders triedto save a 39 year old farmhand, eric reasland from creston. he was inside the grain bin trying to level the grain to make it easier to unload. sheriff 8:42 the grain had crusted over which is normal and they were using a prod to poke it down to unload into the trucks. firefighters say it took them about 25 minutes to get to the scene and get to work. fire chief 18:20 to start, you need to saw holes equally around the bin so that you can releive the pressure all the way around. chief fry says grain bin rescues take special equipment, that's why so many different fry 17:23 he was in the center, that's what the grain will do to you. they had the o

local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz is here with the latest in your local election headquarters. amanda g-o-p presidential candidate donald trump's recent controversial comments are causing outrage across the world. the billionaire and republican frontrunner is sticking by his call for a ban on muslims travelling to the us. donald trump...off the campaign trail tuesday but still the talk...of the world. his proposed ban on muslims entering the us has been met with global condemnation. sot trump a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. congressional leaders on both sides presidential candidate. sot harry reid(d) senate minority leader donald trump is standing on the platform of hate sot paul ryan(r) speaker of the house this is not what this party stands for. it is not what this country stands for. house speaker paul ryan said he would still support whoever becomes the gop nominee sparking a strong reaction from the white house. sot josh earnestwhite house press s

reporting in johnston, amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa." we want to know if you have been affected by this proposed medicaid change? (insert related tease) 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/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. tt2w`t+o mt: bt@q)"( tt2w`t+o mt: "a@q9.l tt`t+o mt: bm@q2%@ tt4w`t+o mt:" dztq \-l tt4w`t+o mt:" entq ,), tt4w`t+o mt:" gzt& 5.t tttt4w`t+o m" hnt& % 8 tt4w`t+o mt:" iztq oi@ tt4w`t+o mt:" jntq ]9 tt4w`t+o mt:" lzt& et\ meteorologist brad weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green it sure felt and looked like winter out there today, and not much will change for us tonight. look for mainly cloudy skies overnight with a few snow showers or flurries

local five's amanda krenz was there to witness the rescue mission. stephanie: she has the latest -- and details on exactly what a rescue mission like this takes. amanda? amanda: unfortunately the rescue efforts didn't result in a rescue. a 39-year-old man lost his life after crews did everything they could to save him. crews from creston, afton, murray, winterset, humeston, and osceola all tried to save the life of a 39 year old farmhand who fell into this grain bin. osceola fire chief mike fry says a grain bin rescue takes specialized training. 17:12 we didn't have a visual on him for quite some time. he had went under before we had got there. the rescue crews cut holes in all sides of the bin to release the grain and relieve pressure. they say this bin was three- quarters full with 60- thousand bushels of soybeans. eric reasland was buried inside. he went into the beans to stir them up and level them off, and went under. 17:23 he was in the center, that's what the grain will do to you, they had the ogger going it pulled him, once you get started dow

reporter amanda krenz takes a look at one agency trying to deal with the tight deadline. "nats of kids playing. thousandndof kids with special health care needs come here to childserve in johnston. in one year alone, this place will help 3-thousand families. about 75 percent of those families use medicaid to help pay for the services 20:54:56 everyobody wants to konw what's happening, some of those questions, we don't know what the answers are going to be yet. lloyd vanderkwaak is the president and ceo of childserve. he says families have successfully used medicaid to help with services for 25 years. he says the change from medicaid to private companies is made even more complicated by a quickly approaching january first deadline. 20:53:31 somehow these families will have to be assigned to companies, gure out how to work with us and us with them. as families receive enrollment packets in the mail, telling them to pick one of the four companies, many are worried the care they're able to recieve at child serve might change or that they won't have a way to pay for it. child

amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. stephanie: this was clinton's last actor tony goldwyn - who plays the president on the abc show "scandal" - will be stumping on her behalf in this weekend. still to come on local 5 news at 10. "with our parcel, we normally sort between 20,000 - 30,000; at our peak we'll sort 100,000. " stephanie: time is running out if you plan to mail holiday gifts. tonight we go behind the scenes of the u-s postal service where they handle the overflow of holiday cheer. stephanie: then--there's less holiday spirit in ames. why christmas is going dark there this year. and...the battle for the cy-hawk trophy heads to the court. we've got a preview of tomorrow's big basketball games later in sports. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... this isn't your average everyday holiday ride...a man trades in the sleigh for a decked out golf cart bringing lots of christmas cheer to his neighborhood... plus... a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-n

local 5's amanda krenz is here in studio to tell us what happened at the celebratory dinner. amanda there's was definitely an air of celebration and admiration at the venue this evening. it was a who's who of iowa politics, some high profile republicans and democrats congratulated governor branstad on making history. "justice for all. leading the crowd with the pledge of allegiance, governor branstad's grandchildren were some of the first to take the stage during this event that celebrates their grandfather's acheivment. the longest serving governor in the nation's history made his rounds greeting supporters throughout the night, sometimes with a grandchild in tow. lietenant governor kim reynolds said branstad has been a big inspiration. 16:41 i couldn't ask for a better role model and mentor. your hard work, your actions challenge me to do more. u - s senators joni ernst and chuck grassley had to be in washington d-c grassley - you've earned your place in history by willingness to serve and to lead. former congressman leonard boswell, a democrat, was full of compliments to th

local five's amanda krenz has more on how people are reacting to the wave of violence. "amanda intro: 21:12:04 this des moines home is one of the homes that became the target for a drive by shooting... 1,2,3. / several high school stretch of southeast 14th everyday. enrique 21:18:44 i'm with these guys so i feel safe. devin 21:16:33 we felt safe most of the time. most of the time, but not always. devin 21:15:43 we saw police down there... didn't know what was going on. some of them saw police cars, but didn't know why. shots rang out in the middle of the afternoon along their walking route. that's why these young men saw the police cars. it's the same stretch many east high school students walk everyday. skip 21:24:10 thi is not an inner city issue, a des moines issue, it's a metro wide issue. des moines city councilman skip moore says the des moines police department does a great job at solving these crimes, the drive bys and the murders - but the criminals need to be stopped before they strike. skip 21:23:33 people are solving issues different than 30 years ago, now th

local five's amanda krenz was there to witness the rescue mission that had a tragic ending. "amanda intro: 21:40 several crews from this area responded to the call. they got to work immediately on their rescue operation. in a large grain bin like this, that's three quarters full of soybeans - saving a life is difficult. sheriff 8:35 he had been in the grain bin 8 minutes before we got the call. the massive team of first responders triedto save a 39 year old farmhand, eric reasland from creston. he was inside the grain bin trying to level the grain to make it easier to unload. sheriff 8:42 the grain had crusted over which is normal and unload into the trucks. firefighters say it took them about 25 minutes to get to the scene and get to work. fire chief 18:20 to start, you need to saw holes equally around the bin so that you can releive the pressure all the way around. chief fry says grain bin rescues take special equipment, that's why so many different departments were called in to help. fry 17:23 he was in the center, that's what the grain will do to you. they had the ogger g

anda krenz brings us 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 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 consider having a neighbor pick i

reporter amanda krenz takes a deeper look "nats of kids playing. thousands of kids with special h hlth care needsdsome here to childserve in johnston. in one year alone, this place will help 3-thousand families. about 75 percent of those families use medicaid to help pay for the services theyeceive. 20:54:56 everyobody wants to konw what's happening, some of those questions, we don't know what the answers are going to be yet. lloyd vanderkwaak is the president and ceo of childserve. he says families have successfully used medicaid to help with services for 25 years. he says the change from medicaid to private companies is made even more complicated by a quickly approaching january first deadline. 20:53:3131omehow these families will have to bebessigned to companies, figure them. as families receive enrollment packets in the mail, telling them to pick one of the four companies, many are worried the care they're able to recieve at child serve might change or that they won't have a way to pay for it. child serve is helping them answer questions as bes

reporter amanda krenz brings us more. " amanda intro: 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 mad dash at every stop... one drop off after another. sgt. bryan the theives know people will be ordering a lot, delivered to a mad dash at every stop... one drop off after another. sgt. bryan 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 peoplele who are willing to break the law. sgt. bryan they find a truck and start followininit around. jim o'hare we kn 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 noticed an increase in the last 2-3 years. jim 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

reporter amanda krenz has more " amanda intro: 23:21:31 25 days left. that's how much time remains before medicaid switches to managed care, affecting 560- thousand iowans. nats of cheers cheers echoed through the state capitol when these iowans heard their questions being asked. they were bused in from around the state to listen in on this medicaid hearing. anna 23:12:11 thisiss people that are being affected. not just numbers. the crowd represented iowans from all walks of life, with different concerns about the change from medicaid to managed care. linda quinn from iowa city came to stand up for her physically disabled son who uses medicaid services. linda 23:06:39 the hope i have is that we slow down and go into it more gradually. senator amanda 23:14:03 i've heard from every person i've talked to, they're concerned about the process and what's going to happen to individuals when january 1 comes around. at the hearing, senator amanda ragan wanted to know how many hospitals and doctors in the state have signed on with one of the four managed care com

local 5's chief political correspondent amanda krenz is live at the event. amanda, what did clinton talk about this evening? amanda: history farms in urbandale where hillary clinton is wrapping up her last town hall of the day. she spoke to iowans about a new plan she has for big corporations. amanda: here at lhf hc said economy would be her highest priority if elected. she said she'll make the middle class stronger by raising incomes for families. complimented iowa on climate change. said reps are in denial and need to go talk to a professor. she was as asked about homelessness and services for veta. saidusch of the problem goes back to mental illness and drug abuse. disagreed with branstad about closing mental health facilities and changing medicaid. when asked about immigration, said she wants a path to citizenship. and says two things need to happen to make that possible (hillary clinton) "when we need to be doing everything we can with people across the world to fight radical jihadists, donald trump is supplying them with new propaganda. he's actually pl

local 5's political correspondent amanda krenz joins me now. and amanda, what does this new deadlines mean for metro hospitals and iowans who rely on medicaid healthcare? amanda: the biggest take away from this announcement today jack, is government did approve the a from state-run medicaid to managed care... state meets certain criteria. the feds say point blank - iowa has not met the requirements to provide high quality, accessible care recipients for a start date. things the feds are not satisfied they say the managed care organizations provider networks are not fully there are of the sate do not have many hospitals or doctors within a reasonable distance. the state call center for people with questions about their healthcare isn't adequate. amanda: governor branstad says that the letter they recieved from cms today gives the state the green light to change medicaid over to managed care, as long as, "steps are taken to build on the progress already made." he urges iowans who use this healthcare to continue working with their doctos until the

in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack/2shot: thanks amanda. stephanie/2shot: and we'll be sure to keep you up- to-date on that story, and other gun control legislation here in iowa. for more free to visit the iowa department of public safety's website, you can find the website there on your screen. jack: we're also on the topic of guns, in your local election headquarters. jack: local 5's sabrina ahmed sat down today with republican presidential candidate carly fiorina to talk about the issue of gun control and president obama's plans to prevent future terrorist attacks. this following the san bernadino and colorado springs shootings. " so, barack obama talks on, the other night, about gun control and everything he has proposed would have done nothing to prevent san bernardino. let us start by asking our government to be competent and enforce the laws we have on the books, because we're not." jack: we want to know what you think about gun control and the president's plan to help prevent future terror attacks. are there any presidential candida

local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz is there and will bring you a live report at six. but earlier in the day, she was in waterloo... touring a company called "cedar valley techworks," and talking trump. local five's josh haskell has from eastern iowa. josh stephanie - hillary clinton invovod the 5 sullivan brothers at her waterloo event today in the convention center named after them - saying they acted with resolve, not fear. clinton painted a different picture of the republican frontrunner donald trump, who she said is trafficking prejudice and paranoia. this in reference to trump calling on banning on muslims coming into the united states. clinton told the crowd of 400 that trumps rhetoric runs counter to those who have been in the situation room and said the solution is to enlist muslims from around the world to defeat radical jihadists. instead, the democratic frontrunner said donald trump and other republican candidates for president are supplying groups like isis with propaganda. "now some of the other republican candidates say these latest comments have go

local five's amanda krenz will be bringing us that story tonight at six. jack: republican frontrunner donald trump is now strongly in the lead once again after the latest nationwide poll. but the other republicans are coming at him from all angles. donald trump is up and ben carson is down in a new national quinnipiac poll following the terrorist attacks on paris. (nats) trump now stands at 27% support, rubio 17%, and carson and cruz tied at16%--this is a major drop for carson since the last poll, 7 points. not hurt trump- last night in new hampshire, trump talked about getting deferements to avoid serving in vietnam. "i always felt a little guilty." in iowa, ted cruz is now neck-in-neck with trump for first place in the first state of the presidential selection process. cruz, saying if elected, he would have a role for trump- sot build wall. but its trump's immigration policy that has made him the target of a super-pac that supports governor john kasich. their mailer out in new hampshire asks, if trump kicks out all the immigrants... who will build his ho

reporter amanda krenz has more " amanda intro: 23:21:31 25 days left. that's how much time remains before medicaid switches to managed care, affecting 560- thousand iowans. nats of f eers cheers echoed through the state capitol when these iowans heard something they liked or heard one of their questions being asked. they were bused in from around the state to listen in on this medicaid hearing. anna 23:12:11 this is people that are being affected. not just numbers. the crowd represented iowans from all walks of life, with different concerns about the change from medicaid to managed care. linda quinn from iowa city came to medicaid services. hope i have is that we into it more senator amanda 23:14:03 i've heard from every person concerned about the process and what's going to happen to individuals when january 1 comes around. at the hearing, senator amanda ragan wanted to ow how many doctors s the state have signed on with one of the four managed care companies. she didn't get a response... she she help out the from everyday. isn't signed up with doctor'

"> stephanie: local 5's cheif political correspondent, amanda krenz, sat down with the governor to ask him the same thing today. "i understand the hostpital association is concerned about the changing to a new system that really focuses on improving outcomes. they're use to a system where they got rewarded for these three major hospital systems signed contracts with the managed care providers. university of iowa hospitals and clinics, unitypoint health, and the genesis health system represent 3300 providers. stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... got your game gear for the big 10 championship? we'll see what t-shirt maker raygun is doing to support the hawks. then.... " " stephanie: and...despite a really mild about winter tonight. we go inside a that is pure winterwonderla nd.. brad: toss)) "monday on good a police force turns to the dark side... approach to recruitment it's a video that will make a sith lord proud. and we get a fresh look at the forecast. ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! " "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack mil

amanda krenz brings us more. murray, winterset, humeston, and osceola all tried to save the life of a 39 year old farmhand who fell into this grain bin. osceola fire chief mike fry says a grain bin rescue takes specialized training. 17:12 we didn't have a visual on him for quite so time. he had went under before we had got there. the rescue crews cut holes in all sides of the bin to release the grain and relieve pressure. they say this bin was three- quarters full with 60-thousand bushels of soybeans. eric reasland was buried inside. he went into the beans to stir them up and level them off, and went under. 17:23 he was in the center, that's what the grain will do to you, they had the ogger going it pulled him, once you get started down there's really no stopping. everytime you move you get a little deeper. buried wasn't wearing a safety harness or tethered rescuers were wearing safety gear as they tried to the center of the place to reach and get grain tubes around him. 19:12 we had two sets, made two rings arou

local 5's chief political correspondent amanda krenz sat down with the drake university law school to see if this plan is even feasible. "but i think he's crossing a line here, even though there are some arguements on the other side. because this is targeting a group of people for religious reason. and it's incredibly over inclusive." jack: for more of amanda's interview with professor mark kende tune in this sunday for local 5's political show, this week in iowa. we also talk to i-s-u political professor steffen schmidt about trump, his controversial statements and how it effects the g-o-p party. this week in iowa airs every sunday morning at nine a-m. stephanie: shocking weather, happening in the pacific northwest. "straight up rip every limb off that tree."-- stephanie: tonight, residents are dealing with a tornado, torrential rain, mudslides and flooding--northe rn california is even seeing snow. james/wxwall: weather adlib: for your much anticipated friday night we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. sat

amanda krenz from our des moines station brings us more the first ever brown and black forum m iowa happened in 1984. it's an event meant to give presidential candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. charlie 9:18 they brown and black forum with republican candidates and it would've been the first one ever done. charlie szold of the iowa g-o-p says it was an exciting first time opportunity for republicans... there was even a special announcement made at the state capitol with the governor in attendance... they were proud to announce that this caucus cycle in iowa would have both a republican and democrat brown and black forum. calendars were marked f f december 3 3 for the republican event. charlie 9:35 it was supposed to happen today but you know, sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to participate in the

amanda krenz from des moines takes a look at where it all started. fresh-faced branstad, in his mid lead the state of iowa. this room inside of in foresescity, iowa is a place where the public can see a collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three terms. riley 30:31 it's been a know the roots he had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad city, and grew up in was friends the governor who he calls by his first 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with c crlie horses bubuhe'd get right riley is the president of the historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the government. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's inrested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to ref

jack: local five's amanda krenz has more in tonight's big story. 17-year-old noah laprei walked into a polk county courtroom wearing his orange marshall county jail jumpsuit. he smiled at the his family and friends that filled the courtroom before he took a seat. his aunt, katie johnson, was one of several in support. 4:29 he is sweet and kind and loving, never violent. he babysat my girls. johnson says the video of her nephew at the gas station, and the murder he's accused of do not represent the southeast polk high school student that they know. :49 this is so uncharacteristic of noah, he's a gentle, kind , loving kid. i didn't believe it myself when i heard it. / noah laprei is being tried for murder as an adult, even though the family didn't want that. they've been paying regular visits to him in jail. 2:36 sometimes he's upset, crying, sometimes i can maybe get him to laugh. he goes back and forth with his emotions. after just a few minutes in the courtroom for his pretrial conference he was escorted out to the sound of support from his loved ones. 8:44 i love you noah, i love y

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local 5's amanda krenz is on scene right now. amanda, what's the latest? sam today should be very similar to yesterday with very overcast and chilly temperatures throughout the day. we are starting the we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills will be much colder than the actual temps during the whole day and night. lows will fall into the mid 20s this evening but with the strong winds sticking around it will feel like we're in the teens. thursday is going to be partly sunny with more cold and windy conditions as highs climb into the mid 30s. friday we will finally see a pretty good chunk of sunshine, but it will still be very cold with highs in the low 30s. we start to warm up into the 40s by the end of the weekend, and we will likely stay that way throughout much of christmas week. sabrina we are starting the day off warmer than we will finish it, with temps in the 40s during the morning and 30s by the end of the day. it will be very windy today so wind chills wil

stephanie: local five chief political correspondent amanda krenz explains why it was canceled and the potential impact it could have. the first ever brown and black forum in iowa happened in 1984. it's an event meant to give presidential candidates a chance to talk about issues that affect latinos and african americans. charlie 9:18 they wanted to put on a brown and black forum with republican candidates and it first one ever done. charlie szold of the

local five's amanda krenz explains. this gun shop, j-l-m shooter supply in urbandale has been open for 25 years. like many businesses, they see more customers during the holidays... but this year, fear is bringing people through the door. after the paris attacks, and the recent shooting spree in san bernandino - people are scared. mike 11:17 it triggered a lot of fear in a lot of people, a lot of people that think it's time for me to be a little more prepared. there's another fear that drives people to mike sporer's business. when the president or high profile politicians talk about gun control. mike 13:13 people, as they get more and more fearful that they may lose the right to own weapons, they everything they can grab. polk county sheriff headquarters is where people apply for and pick up their permit to carry a weapon in polk county. they're trying hard to keep up with all the new applications and issuing permits. bracelin 1:09 they're absolutely swamped. started seing an uptick in weaon permit applications beginnin

amanda krenz has this story. " 17-y-yr-old noah laprei walked into a polklkounty courtroom wearing his orange marshall county jail jumpsuit. he smiled at the his family and friends that filled the courtroom before he took a seat. his aunt, katie johnson, was one of several in the room showing support. 4:29 he is sweet and kind and loving, never violent. he babysat my girls. johnson says the video of her nephew at the gas station, and the murder he's accused of do not represent the southeast polk high school student that they know. :49 this is so uncharacteristic of noah, he's a g gtle, kind , loving kid. i didn't believe it myself when i hehed it. / noah laprei is being tried for murder as an adult, even though the family didn't want that. they've been paying regular visits to him in jail. upset, crying, sometimes i can maybe get him to laugh. he goes back and forth with his emotions. after just a few minutes in the courtroom for his pretrial conference he was escorted out to the sound of support from his loved ones. 8:44 i love you noah, i love you... " jessica rae: " " coming up....

local five's amanda krenz explains. this gun shop, j-l-m shooter supply in urbandale has been open for 25 years. like many businesses, they see more customers during the holidays... but this year, fear is bringing people through the door. after the paris attacks, and the recent shooting spree in san bernandino - people are scared. mike 11:17 it triggered a lot of fear in a lot of people, a lot of people me to be a little more prepared. there's another fear that drives people to mike sporer's business. when the president or high profile politicians talk about gun control. mike 13:13 people, as they get more and more fearful that they may lose the right to own weapons, they just run out and buy everything they can grab. polk county sheriff headquarters is where people apply for and pick up their permit to carry a weapon in polk county. they're trying hard to keep up with all the new applications and issuing permits. bracelin 1:09 they're absolutely swamped. started seing an uptick in weaon permit applications beginning in

reporter amanda krenz brings us more. " amanda intro: 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 the theives know people will be ordering a lot, delivered to their hous on their front doororop. police sayayll these packages oututn the open are attractive targets for peopop who are willing to break the law. sgt. bryan they find a truck and start following it around. jim o'hare 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 if you're home and you have the ability to get the package off th as possible that's always adviseable. otherwise you should consider having a neighbor pick it up for you. or have it delivered to a friend or relative's house. if you do have a

amanda krenz station in des more " behind act is being left behind. the new student succeeds act, or essa. signature on this federal government will give contntl and individual schoololistricts to education system is s the problems came testing and accountability. director of the administrators of iowa. he says school districts around the to break away from the cycle of too- much-testing. releasing total control of what needs to be done but control of how it's where iowa is well- prepared to take on that. biggest change classrooms w wl notice under the new law is thahatests will be used how they're meant to be used, to determine a potential. overall of accountability achievment. 20:34 i think we're tenants of every child is important, but with a recognition that deborah: the "every student succeeds act" takes affect in july of 20-17. deborah: south dakota's governor and t t state's congressional delegation are making a push for a special request aimed at bringing a act" takes affect in july of 20-17. deborah: south dakota's governor and the state's co

amanda krenz brings us more. crews from creston, afton, murray, winterset, humeston, and osceola all tried to save the life of a 39 year old farmhand who fell into this grain bin. osceola fire chief bin rescue takes specialized training. 17:12 we didn't have a quite some time. he before we had got there. the rescue crews cut holes in all sides of the bin to release the grain and relieve pressure. they say this bin was three- quarters full with 60-thousand bushels of soybeans. eric reasland was buried inside. he went into the beans to stir them up and level them off, and went under. 17:23 he was in the center, that's what the grain will do to you, they had the ogger going it pulled him, once you get started down there's really no stopping. everytime you moveou get a little deeper. the man who was buried wasn't wearing a safety harness or tethered to anything. rescuers were wearing safety gear as they tried to unbury him. he was in the center of the bin, the hardest place to reach and get grain tubes 19:12 we had t

amanda krenz brings us more the first ever brown iowa happened in it's an event meant candidates a chance to talk about issues amererans. charlie 9:18 they brown and black republican would've been the first one ever done. charlie szold of the was an excitinfirst republicans... there announcement made at the state capitol with the governor in they were proud to caucus cycle in iowa would have both a republican and black forum. event.t. charlie 9:35 it was supposedo happen sometimes these partnerships don't work out on the first round. there's a lot of moving parts you need to get settled down and we just had some scheduleing issues and weren't able to make this event work. joe 14:58 it's a tremendous loss to them especially when latino community wants to caucuses both democrat a a republican nexex february 1st. joe enriquez henry from the league of united latin american are very intested in hearing all candidates' views on immigration and a pathway to citizenship. joe 13:39 and also jobs, healthcare, are very important tremendous loss. henry says iowa latinos will make up 10 percent o ocau

amanda krenz takes a look at started. fresh-faced governor terry branstad, in his mid iowa. the mansion museum a place where the collection of memorabilia from branstad's first three terms. riley 30:31 it's been a sense of pride. i know the rootse had. the love he had for the state of iowa and our country. governor branstad was born in forest city, and grew up in the area. riley lewis was friends the governor who he calls by his first name. 33:24 terry always had trouble with charlie horses when it got cold he'd get pulled out of game with charlie horses but he'd get right back in and have it. riley is the president of the winnebego county historical society. when he walks into the branstad room, out of all the memorbilia - he always takes note of the duffy cartoons. he says they're a sign of the times,and portray what the mood was among iowans and the government. this room has become a treasure to north central iowa, one they'd like to share with anyone who's interested in learning more about the longest serving governor in u.s. history. 34:56 it's a place we want people to

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