month, the mother and grandmother of heather belieu mother and grandmother of heather belieu found themselves in charge of three young children... after belieu's murder, deanna dunn and leanna waldo found themselves preparing to raise her three youngest children. luckily, a man they call their angel gave them some help that will ensure they can care for them. after having a good year in his work, contractor josh after having a good year in his work, contractor josh dobson decided he wanted to give back. a facebook post looking for a him to the story of belieu's children. so just before christmas, he met up with the women, and three kids...taking them for a shopping trip for gifts and the necessities needed to help raise the necessities needed to help raise the children. elias: that wraps up our look back at 2015... elias: we have lots more good morning iowa ahead...but first here's abc's

belieu leaves behind four kids. what marks the start of the for many it's the annual lighting of the rockerfeller center christmas tree. that's set to take place tonight... following a list of star - studded performances. sarah dallof has the story. for four generations, this ten ton norway spruce has towered over one new york state family. "it's part of history, you know. it's been in the family for years." "when we moved in '57, i was four. and-- my father used to trim the top of it." the tree growing along with the family... woven into their childhood memories.' "we've always been in and out of it. got hollered "it's pretty much all my memory. and finally.. outgrowing the family.. at 78 feet.. it became too much to care for... but perfect for the rockerfeller center plaza's holiday centerpiece. "now we'll have to plant something else to watch over the grandkids." adorned with thousands of lights.. and topped with a 550-pound sparkling swore-off-ski star.. it will be illuminated tonight.. rockerfeller center's 83r

went downstairs to the basement, then shot howard and belieu multiple times while they were sleeping with their two children. while the motive is still unclear, wanchanic's step-brother told us today wanchanic was not himself and very unhappy. pkg " " as monday's scene unfolded - you can see a confused step brother and roommate of michael wanchanic sitting next to the crime scene. he told local 5 news- off camera- wanchanic had been living with him, his stepmother, howard, belieu and their two children and was battling depression.. he said wanchanic was struggling with the one year anniversary of his fathers death when he shot and killed bryon howard and heather belieu. "probbably wont make any sense to us" according to a criminal complaint filed wednesday morning, wanchanic "willfully, deliberately killed the victims by shooting them multiple times." killing belieu while she held her 8 month old infant in her arms the home, theyll be taken to the hospital but are ok" thats when police say wanchanic hid the murder weapon in his room - grabbed a 9 mm and stole the victims

and the house that bryon howard and heather belieu lived in...still has other tennants. stephanie: local 5's jacob peklo is in the digital media center with more, jacob? jacob: that's right, stephanie. one of bryon's best friends for 14 years, who only identified himself as kevin, lives there with while he's still not ready to go on camera, he told me he was the one who came home and found heather and bryon in the basement, after he heard heather's infant daughter crying. he says he and his mom are having a hard time even going downstairs, and are trying to figure out what to do with the bed that they were found on. meanwhile, family members are still trying to determine how they'll pay for funeral expenses. they've applied for the crime victim compensation program, which could potentially reimburse them $15-thousand dollars the attorney general's office confirmed to us today, that the family applied for both belieu and howard. as the office reviews their applications, they've set up gofundme accounts to help with the costs. and as always, make you research these gofundm

he tells us belieu had been house where the double homicide happened. he tells us belieu had been dating the other victim, bryon howard for years, and the two had just had a baby in march. both were remembered during a candlelight vigil held last night on the center street bridge. i just love that they just doesnt make any sense to leave two babies like that without any parents sabrina: police still have not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: local five will continue to follow this story, look for more information throughout today... at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iow ahead.. sabrina: coming up, with a chance at the college football playoffs on the line, we get a preview of saturday's big ten championship game. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement location

belieu leaves behind four children. des moines police say they're closer to finding those responsible for a deadly downtown shooting... the shooting happened along court avenue on sunday morning. police say it followed a fight between two groups. 21 year old edmanuel perez died from his injuries... 23 year old andrew hurley boyd remains hospitalized. officers are interviewing several witnesses... and reviewing security video of the incident. a presidential candidate doesn't want subsidies or government mandates for the renewable fuels industry... and he's about to hear a new round of ads because of it. politicians like ted cruz support subsidies for big oil but want to end support for ethanol. these ads don't come from one of cruz's rivals... but rather a bi partisan alternative fuels group. says it'll start ads in iowa calling out cruz's position to let the industry compete on its own... without government help. the group says cruz is too close to big oil... since he invests hundred os thousands in it and gets millions

belieu leaves behind four children. the iowa division of criminal investigation is looking into the death of an iowa inmate... unresponsive male in a jail cell in cerro gordo county yesterday. the man was taken to the hospital.. where he was pronounced dead. his name hasn't been released.... but an autopsy has been scheduled. a federal investigation is underway in the metro... drug enforcement agents served three search warrants yesterday. one of them took place at this home on northwest 63rd place. the u - s attorney's office wouldn't say what investigators were searching for... or what they seized from any of the three locations. new emails suggest hillary clinton isn't a fan of the caucus process used by 13 states... the emails from clinton's time as secretary of state were released this week... in one to her adviser sidney blumenthal... clinton writes, "if mittens can't beat grinch in florid... there will be pressure on state republican or liberalize ballot access... especially in caucuses... which as we know are cr

even while belieu held her eight- month-old infant. wanchanic was taken into custody tuesday night after a standoff with police. he has been charged with two counts of first degree murder. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: following a lengthy debate, british parliament has authorized air strikes against islamic state targets in syria, with the first air strikes carried out this morning. the target, an oil field in the eastern part of after france asked the u.s.- led coalition to bump up the military offensive against isis. sabrina: number four... sabrina: the state of texas has taken further steps to block syrian refugees from being resettled in the lone star state. texas leaders have sued the u-s government to block six refugees from from resettlement in dallas this week. the move comes after a non- profit said it would place refugees in the state while ignoring objections by the governor of texas. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: retail chain target has agreed to a 39- million

ryan belieu says he actually met michael wanchanic, the person of interest, last week. he says wanchanic came to the same house where the double homicide happened....but seemed quiet and didn't stay long. meanwhile, he confirms his sister and bryon howard had been dating for years, and just had a baby in march. while flipping through family photos, no one or why. "cause anybody that did knows that they got the chanec to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " sabrina: police still have not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: now, this case stretched into story county as well. sheriff's deputies were asked by des moines police to conduct a welfare check in connection to the double homicide. on monday, they checked a home on the 100 block of 1st avenue in slater for peggy reed. reed's familys confirmed she is the ex-wife of monday evening by the

when police arrived- they found both howard and belieu dead inside of the home. currently police have not released how or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside- heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. explained his sister had been dating howard for years and the two had just had a baby in march. today, while flipping through family photos, no one can understand what happened or why. "cause anybody that did knows that they got the chanec to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " claire: now according to polk county accessors page- a john wanchanic owns this house. we're unsure of the relation to the current person of interest- michael wanchanic- who is considered dangerous. police believe he could be driving a 2002 beige dodge grand caravan with iowa plates dmr 234... but we've may have the mother of his kids with him. picking her up in slater last night--- and they havent been seen or heard from since. local fi

stephanie: arrived to the home on center found both bryon howard belieu dead inside. not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two inside. confirmed all four of her currently family and are ok. ryan belieu, heathers brother, explained his sister had been for years and the two just had a baby in march. today, while flipping through family photos, no one can understand what happened or why. "cause anybody that did knows that they got the chanec to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " stephanie: according to the polk county a john wanchanic owns this house. we're unsure of the relation to the current person of interest -- michael wanchanic. jack: meanwhile, a lot of people came out tonight to remember the victims. a candleight vigil was held tonight on the center street bridge. i just love that they got so much love and support out here it just doesnt make any sense to leave two babies like that without any parents jack: this case is still under investigation. these are t

belieu's will follow at one. the two were engaged to be married. this morning des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides... shot and killed outside "evolution nightclub" on northwest 6th drive last month. police still haven't identified as suspect in the case... the same goes for a deadly shooting last weekend. police say 21 year old edmanuel perez was killed along court avenue on sunday. a second person was also shot... and is recovering in the hospital. over the past decade, des moines has averaged about ten homicides per year. so far in 2015, there have been 19. a new program hopes to foster better relations between iowa police and the public. it's called "blue courage"... and it's being funded by a one million dollar grant from the "u - s department of justice." the program will bring in staff to train the trainers at the johnston "law enforcement academy." then... those trainers will pass along what they learned to both rookie and veteran officers. the aim is to help them adapt when responding to potentially dangerous and

heather belieu and her fiance'... bryon howard were found shot to death inside a home on center street monday... both funerals will be held tomorrow at hamilton's funeral home, near highland memory gardens. howard's funeral starts at ten.. belieu's is set for one. 39-year old michael wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder... in connection with their deaths.. authorities say he lived in the home with howard and belieu. wanchanic was arrested tuesday evening following a 4-hour standoff along highway 1-41 in dallas county. he is being held in the polk county jail a 24-year old is now in the polk county jail, charged in the deadly shooting along court avenue early sunday morning... 24-year-old dresean maurice barber was arrested just before four this afternoon.. he is charged with first degree murder... and attempted murder. edmanuel perez and andrew hurley boyd were both shot after a fight broke out. perez died from him injuries... hurley-boyd was wounded... since that incident --- business owners an

belieu's will follow at one.. also at hamiliton's. wanchanic's arrest still leaves two murder suspects on the run... 20-year old da shawn smith was shot and killed outside the evolution nightclub on northwest sixth drive on november eighth. police are yet to make an arrest.. or at least publicly.. identify a suspect. then on sunday 21-year old edmanuel perez was shot and killed along court avenue. a second person was also shot and is recovering in the hospital. because of the violence... the court center organization is hiring two police avenue... the increased security will begin tomorrow. the two officers will then be on duty from 11-30 p-m to 2-30 a-m thursday, friday, and saturday nights. "this is in response to the incidents over the weekend. we are wanting to maintain the public's sense of safety over the court avenue area, until the city of des moines can come up with a solution." :01-:19 court center is also planning to install additional lighting and security cameras. the number of homicides in des moines now stands at 19 for

healther belieu is survived by her two children. the iowa state patrol has the advantage of plenty of horse-power in their squad cars, but this morning they took a look back at their humble beginnings. this was the re-dedication ceremony for the original 19-35 ford tudor patrol car in front of the state capitol. the state patrol and the department of public safety worked with the group "keep iowa beautiful" to restore it. students in the automative program at des moines central campus did the work. the vehicle represents the original car issued to state troopers when they first started keeping iowa's highways safe in 19-35. "it's about symbolism; it represents the state patrol, it represents the officers that are long gone, and troopers. it retired, it represents the troopers that are out on the field right now. so, it's a good symbol, and iowans need to see that. they need to see that piece of history, and then it should stimulate some thinking in their minds about protection and safety. and what the troopers have done for them." :

elias: and finally in the local five caught up with the family of heather belieu, one of two victims in a recent metro double homicide. the two children that were inside of the home that day now live with heather's mother and grandmother. the family recently got help from a man they call their "angel." josh dobson of j-d construction took the family josh dobson of j-d construction took the family on a big shoppingr trip, not just for christmas gifts, but necessities the grandmothers will need to raise the kids full-time. sabrina: a developing story in oskaloosa this morning, where a death investigation is underway sabrina: the mahaska county sheriffs office says a hunter came across a dead body in the woods tuesday. the discivery was made in a small wooded area just north of oskaloosa. authorities are working on an identity of the deceased. the body has been sent to the state medical examiner's office for autopsy. stay with local 5 for the latest in this investigation. elias: a des moines teen accused of beating his 79- year-old grandmother to death appeared in court wednesday. a pre

funeral services for howard will take place at ten saturday morning at "hamilton's funeral belieu's will follow at one. the two were engaged to be married. this morning des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides... 20 year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside "evolution nightclub" on northwest 6th drive last month. police still haven't identified as suspect in the case... the same goes for a deadly shooting last weekend. police say 21 year old edmanuel perez was killed along court avenue on sunday. a second person was also shot... and is recovering in the hospital. over the past decade, des moines has averaged about ten homicides per year. so far in 2015, there have been 19. a new program hopes to foster better relations between iowa police and the public. it's called "blue courage"... and it's being funded by a one million dollar grant from the "u - s department of justice." the program will bring in staff to train the trainers at the johnston "law enforcement academy." then... those trainers will pass rookie and veteran officers. the aim is to help them a

belieu was holding her 5-week-old baby, who survived. wanchanic was caught tuesday night after a several hours-long standoff in the middle of highway 141. several negotiators helped to and that standoff. -- and that standoff. a team from the dallas county sheriff, the iowa state patrol, and the urbandale police department spent four hours talking to michael wanchanic. his van broke down after a short woodward, just northwest of des moines. officials say even though he had a gun, that was not a big threat, and that there was time to talk instead of shoot. >> if we have some good communications skills, hopefully we can build some trust and try to influence behavior to a positive direction. emmy: in the end, it did end peacefully. wanchanic gave up because he was -- because of the cold weather, and no one was hurt at the scene. again, he will appear in court today. watch for that later this morning at kcci.com. reporting in the studio, emmy victor, kcci eight news. elizabeth: this morning, a fort dodge teenager is facing charges for possess

investigators say he lived in the home with howard and belieu. police evening following a 4-hour standoff along highway 1-41 in dallas county. he is being held in the polk county jail on 2-million-dollars bond.. a des moines man is behind bars this morning... charged in the deadly shooting along court avenue last weekend. police arrested 24-year-old dre sean barber just yesterday afternoon.. he is charged with first degree murder... and attempted murder. barber is accused of shooting edmanuel perez and andrew hurley boyd after a fight broke out. perez was killed... hurley-boyd is now recovering. visitors to the city's entertainment district can expect a stronger police presence this weekend with the nice weather, and the iowa hawkeyes playing in the big ten championship, business are expecting a big crowd on court avenue tonight. the organization, "operation downtown", is providing funding for six additional officers. partially due to last weekend's violence ... and what the city says is leftover funding. the manager building is also taking actio

ryan belieu says he actually met michael wanchanic, the person of interest, last week. he says wanchanic came to the same house where the double homicide happened....but seemed quiet and didn't stay long. meanwhile, he confirms his sister and bryon howard had been dating for years, and just had a baby in march. while flipping through family photos, no one can understand what happened or why. did knows that they got the chance to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " elias: police still have not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: now, this case stretched into story county as well. sheriff's deputies were asked by des moines police to conduct a welfare check in connection to the double homicide. on monday, they checked a home on the 100 block of 1st avenue in slater for peggy reed. reed's familys confirmed she is the ex-wife of wanchanic...an

inside, they found 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu dead. police have not released how they were killed. but tonight, heather's family opened up to us- describing what she was like as a mother of four, as a sister and daughter. "had that fun loving, big smile" for heather belieu's brother, ryan, yesterday's crime scene was nothing short of a nightmare. "told me heather was gone, sister was gone of course first apart, both heather and ryan have four kids each and were always close growing up. "i dont know any other words to put it in, as far as picture perfect brother and sister bond.it was amazing we always had each other, always close growing up. "i dont know any other words to put it in, as far as picture perfect brother and sister bond.it was amazing we always had each other, she was that girl that lit up the room you know" ryan said his sister began dating bryon howard more than 5 years ago and they had two fantastic children together- the latest just this march. "she raised her kidswith manners and respect to you know, just an amazing g

he said wanchanic was struggling with the one year anniversary and heather belieu. "probably wont make any sense to us" according to a criminal complaint filed wednesday morning, wanchanic "willfully, deliberately killed the victims by shooting them multiple times." killing belieu while she held her 8 month old infant in her arms the home, theyll be taken to the hospital thats when police say wanchanic hid the murder weapon in his room - grabbed a 9 mm and stole the victims van- leaving for slater. "we'll need to find mr wanchanic to get his side and how thatll help us and figure out what happened" 24 hours later, this was the scene. seen here in newly released dash cam video- wanchanic hiding in the broken down van on highway 141-- waving the handgun around threatening suicide. "had the vehicle lit, crawling around his van doing a lot of stuff,we could see the gun alot " after a four hour stand off- wanchanic said he was cold and you see him finally surrendering to all... elias: wanchanic has been charged with two counts been charged with two counts of

it said wanchanic allegedly took the gun from his mother's room and shut howard and belieu multiple times. heather's arms when she was killed. specially trained negotiators helped bring wanchanic into custody. todd: the police chased near woodward ended quickly. michael wanchanic's stolen van broke down and even though he had a gun the law enforcement team determined that negotiation would be the best way to deal with the murder suspect. >> these negotiators train a lot and they do a good job. he didn't outstanding job tonight. todd: the dallas county chief negotiator said -- sergeant brett jackie's has a negotiation team. brett tjepkes: with communication skills hopefully we can build some trust and influence behavior to a positive direction. todd: he says negotiators use the public address system on their patrol car to talk to watch in the after four hours of back-and-forth. he got cold and give up. >> we are listening to what this person has to say. say and we are trying to give them positive alternatives to end the situation peacefully. todd: that's just what happened. >> detaining, e

this is where heather belieu's mom, deanna dunn, tells me 8 people live. it was heather, her fiance, and also their two children along with heather's other child, an 11-year-old. the other people the letter also included the homeowner, the homeowner son, and the homeowners stepson michael wanchanic, who is the person of interest in this case. take a look at this video from yesterday. you can see officials carrying heather and bryon's 5-week-old and 2-year-old out of the home wrapped in blankets. the children were uninjured, but taken to the hospital as a precaution. deanna saw wanchanic at their always seemed polite. deanna tells me heather was a loving mother of 4 children who was studying to be a drug therapist and has this message for the person who killed her daughter. >> why did you do this? especially with the two kids right there. you have to be a cold, heartless person to do something like that with the two children there. kim: friends and family are holding a vigil tonight at 7 on -- 7:00 in just about an hour. it is going to be right here on this

it says wanchanic allegedly took the gun from his stepmother's room, then shot howard and belieu multiple times while they their 5-week-old baby was asleep in heather's arms when she was killed. a team of special trained negotiators helped bring wanchanic into custody last night. todd magel live in studio with how that tactic works. todd? todd: a dallas county deputy, an iowa state patrol officer, even an urbandale police officer spent 4 hours talking to the double murder suspect. all are skilled negotiators who used words, not guns. >> still stopped in traffic. he hasn't got out or anything. todd: the short police chase on highway 141 near woodward ended quickly. michael wanchanic's stolen van broke down. and even though he had a gun, the law enforcement team determined that negotiation would be the best way to deal with the murder suspect. >> oh yeah, these negotiators, you know, they train a lot. they do a good job, they did an outstanding job tonight. todd: dallas county sheriff chad leonard says his deputy was the lead negotiator. the state patrol helped out too. >> sincere, honest c

howard and belieu were engaged. authorities still aren't confirming who the children in the home were ... or who their parents are. hours after the discovery of the bodies police named michael wanchanic as a person of interest and asked for the public's help in finding him. thanks to a tip call from maxwell resident chris charron...police did find wanchanic last night. wanchanic was spotted at a convenience store in woodward. when police caught up to him on highway 141 his vehicle died out in the middle of the road ... sparking a four hour standoff with police. just before 10:30 last night that standoff came to an end with wanchanic surrending peacefully. police say wanchanic was armed during the standoff but never threatened police... while police eventually arrested the man in question and charged him with two counts of first degree murder...it may not have happened had it not been for a random encounter and near accident along highway 210 near woodward... "the car kind of lurched up there and i had to check up an

best that i can. 51:28 heather belieu had two more children who weren't at home that happened. her six year old son will be grandmas. her 11 year old son with another man will go to live with his dad. elias: we'll take a have more good ahead. coming up, we get a report from our wars specialist... but before we ready to start your day...be roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... northbound and a second at the....27-hundred parkway - so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning "your wathcing good morning iowa in hd with elias johnson, sabrina ahmed and we are iowas most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. this is good morning iowa." elias: the metro may be drying up, but flooding continues in south central iowa you're looking at farmland near the south skunk river in pella. bales stranded and floating like buoys in fields along county road t14. they're not alone...to our west, the city of adel has implemented its emergency opera

these are the bryon howard belieu. for the couple are saturday... sabrina: and now we know the name of the man who played a crucial role in helping police track wanchanic... chris charron was on woodward academy high basketball elias: the beige dodge grand caravan everyone had been looking for. local 5's claire powell has his story. <<(ever since mondays double homicide, chris charron has been playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried out, i keep playing that back" thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention to the radio. "thats when i heard the description of the cars license plate" that was until wanchanic's van ended up right in front of him, just outside of woodward. "rear end of his car was there in front of me, saw the plate and i just dont remember reading the individuals, i saw the dmr 234 and it instantly holy cow thats the guy" shaking, charron dialed 911 and until he stopped at this caseys in woodward- thats when police took over and charr

a facebook post looking for a family to buy gifts far lead him to the story of belieu's children. so just before christmas, he met up with the women, and three kids...taking them for a shopping trip for gifts and the necessities needed to help raise the children. elias: meteorologist sam schrier joins us again with a look at your forecast. sam weather adlib: today is going to be a cold but snow free day across iowa. we are looking partly cloudy today with highs only in the mid 20s through the afternoon. tonight when everyone is celebrating new years eve it will be a very cold night as lows fall into the mid to low teens with wind chills in the single digits. highs climbing back to around 30 and a breezy west wind. saturday and sunday both look warmer with highs in the 30s and plenty of sunshine. next week starts a bit colder with highs in the 20s but most of the time we will be in the mid 30s. there are a few wintry mix and snow chances that come back at us by the end of next week so enjoy the dry weather over the next several days! elias: in your national headlines this morning--

heather belieu leaves behind four children. a federal investigation is also underway in the metro... today drug enforcement agents served three search warrants.. including one at this home on northwest 63rd place... the u-s attorney's office would not say what investigators were searching for... or what they seized from any of the three locations. new emails show hillary clinton isn't a fan of the caucus process used by iowa and 12 other states... the e-mails from clinton's time as secretary of state were released this week... blumenthal clinton writes, ""if mittens can't beat grinch in florida, there will be pressure on state republican parties to reopen or liberalize ballot access especially in the caucuses, which as we know are creatures of the parties' extremes." the email was in reference to the 20-12 republican presidential race. you might remember clinton lost the iowa caucuses to barack obama in 20-08. winning the iowa caucuses might make her feel differently... two months from tonight the iowa caucuses, the single most

onto the highway, and surrendered around 10:30 p.m. 36-year-old bryon howard and 31-year-old heather belieu were the victims in monday's double homicide. their friends and family came together last night for a candlelight vigil at the pedestrian bridge at 42nd street in des moines. howard's mother says she is overwhelmed by the support for her son and his fiance. dawn marks: it's hard to make sense of anything like this but i know god's in control and i know my son is wrapped in the arms of jesus. he was an awesome son and an even better father to his kids, grow up without him. elizabeth: again, the person of interest in the case, 39-year-old michael wanchanic is in custody. officials say he lived in the home with the victims but was not related to them. eric: des moines police are also still investigating a deadly shooting on court avenue. 21-year-old edmanuel perez was shot and killed early sunday morning. 23-year-old andrew hurley boyd was wounded. police have not yet found a suspect in this case. this shooting is one of a number of incidents sparking security concerns about court avenue

police found the bodies of 36- year-old bryon howard and 31- year-old heather belieu at a home on the 39- hundred block of center street monday afternoon. neighbors say they're confused about the kids because they've never seen kids near the property. investigators are currently looking for a person of interest...35- year-old michael john wanchanic. sabrina: in the number in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the safety of downtown des moines is in question after sunday's shooting in the busy bar district of court avenue another injured. police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. but they aren't ready to name that person. authorities say the incident has not chanced the safety of the neighborhood. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: over to paris, where the "conference of parties" has brought 150 world leaders together with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas worldwide. spoke at the summit monday, saying the u-s is prepared to act but also stressed this must be a global has been point in climate change. sabrina: number

a facebook post looking for a family to buy gifts far lead him to the story of belieu's children. so just before christmas, he met up with the women, and three kids...taking them three kids...taking them for a shopping trip for gifts and the necessities needed to help raise the children. elias: that wraps up our look back at 2015... sabrina elias: time for another short break...but before we go let's get a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at conditions] sam says ??? he's in with central iowa's most accurate forecast next... good morning iowa continues after this! most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: put script here in green today is going to be a cold but snow free day across iowa. we are looking partly cloudy today with highs only in the mid 20s through the afternoon. tonight when everyone is celebrating new years eve it will be a very cold night as lows fall into the mid to low teens with wind chills in the single digits. friday is going to be partly cloudy with highs climbing b

jack jack heather belieu had two more children who weren't at home that day when the shooting happened. her six year old son will be raised by the grandmas. her 11 year old son with another man will go to live with his dad. jack: more news now -- another arrest in the san bernadino terror attacks tops national headlines tonight. jack: syed farook's close friend, 24 year old enrique marquez, was arrested in california today. investigators say he bought the two assault rifles used in the attack earlier this month. he faces several charges -- including "conspiring to provide material support to terrorists." investigators say the two friends planned an attack at a southern california community college with pipe-bombs. they also had a plan to target drivers stuck in rush-hour traffic. sot -- brad garrett, former fbi special agent & abc news consultant jack: president obama will visit san bernardino friday to meet privately with the victims and their families. jack: the u-s department of justice tonight is investigating the embattled chicago police department, this comes after the release of

belieu and howard were engaged.. des moines police says an uptick in violent crimes is so far not related to on increase in gang activity.. 35:53-36:02 we are not ignoring that there is a gang presence in this city. we've trained all of our officers as opposed to just a special unit so we are effectively addressing it. activity peaked in the mid 19-90s...but started to slow down in the 2000s. that's about when the gang unit disbanded.. and the officers spread to other areas in the department. now all officers are trained to identify gang activity... sergeant parizek not all drive-bys or shooting are gang related and they are not seeing connections to gangs in recent cases. he said the department takes a prevention approach when it comes to gangs. 29:04-29:26 we have expanded our youth programs, particularly our police athletic league and our youth mentoring program. so we partner with out community groups that are out there actually making a difference. and the ministry and the neighborhood leaders so that we are let

belieu was even holding her eight month old infant in her arms when she shot. the complaint says wanchanic went into his stepmothers bedroom, grabbed a gun and shot and killed the victims. he then hid the gun in his room, grabbed a different 9 mm handgun, stole the victims van and left for slater. while we know the details, the motive is still unclear. but in an off camera interview- wanchanics wanchanic was depressed and having difficulty handling the first anniversary of his fathers death. he believes wanchanic just snapped. claire: again, wanchanic is being held on a two million dollar cash only bond in polk county jail. he'll have his first appearance before a judge tomorrow morning - we'll bring you the latest updates. stephanie? stephanie: thanks claire. jack: with the recent shootings in the metro, how safe is the city? jack: let's take a look at the number of homicides in the last year and compare them to what's been reported in the past. des moines's homicide rate is about 12 a year. compare that to this year's current number of 19, and we still have a

they say he shot and killed heather belieu and bryon howard, who were his roommates. wanchanic's being held in the polk county jail. his next court appearance is scheduled for december 14th. the number of homicides in des moines now stands at 19 for the year 20-15... that's the most murders in the capitol city since 1996... and des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides... police still haven't identified a suspect after 20 year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside "evolution nightclub" on northwest 6th drive last month. police are also trying to solve a deadly shooting last weekend. they say 21-year-old edmanuel perez was killed along court avenue on sunday. a second person was also shot... and is recovering in the hospital. police officers across the country are on high alert, following several police involved shootings. and here in iowa, there's a new effort to better prepare iowa's law enforcement. "it's a holistic approach and it's continual. it's not just something that we send you to a two hour class and how you've received your tr

he's charged in the shooting deaths of heather belieu and bryan howard. their bodies were found on monday inside a home on center street. his next court appearance is scheduled for december 14th. just two weeks ago.. wanchanic pled guilty to first degree harassment. police say he threatened to burn down his ex-girlfriend's home with her kids inside. they say he would also call and text her hundreds of times a day and show up at her work. the marion county sheriff says wanchanic is a danger to society.. and he's glad he's in custody. its a serious issue. its a mental health issue, the subject is not stable. if its a repetitive nature type thing its obvious good he is not on the street in addition to harassment charges, wanchanic has prior for theft and solicitation to commit a felony. des moines police are looking for an armed robber this morning... officers were called to the hy - vee along southeast 14th street last night. police say a man wearing a mask robbed the store at gunpoint around 9 - 30. the suspect got away before police arrived... no word yet

heather belieu and bryon howard were engaged to be married... and together leave behind five children. funeral services for howard will take place at 10-a-m saturday at belieu's will follow at one o'clock.. also at hamiliton's. tonight des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides.... 20-year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside the evolution nightclub on northwest sixth drive on november eighth. police are yet to make an arrest.. or at least publicly.. identify a suspect. then... on sunday 21-year old edmanuel perez was shot and killed along court avenue. a second person was also shot and is recovering in the hospital. because of the violence... the court center organization is hiring two police officers to patrol court avenue... the increased security will begin tomorrow. the two officers will then be on duty from 11-30 p-m to 2-30 a-m thursday, friday, and saturday nights. the number of homicides in des moines now stands at 19 for the year 20-15... that's the most murders in the capitol city since 1996... and the y

just raise them the best that i can. 51:28 sabrina: heather belieu children who that shooting her six year old grandmas. son with another man will his dad. meteorologist bree sullivan joins us again with a look at your forecast. bree weather adlib: friday. a few snow northern counties, but not much is accumulation. the rest enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with highs in the upper 30s. sunday the clouds will return to central iowa, but temperatures will be back into the 40s. by sunday evening, rain showers and eventually a wintry mix is possible, especially in eastern iowa. sabrina: drying up, but flooding cont

morning... 39 year old michael wanchanic was wanted as a person of interest in the deaths of heather belieu and bryon howard. police charged him with two counts of first degree murder after questioning him. the victims were found shot to death at this home on center street... monday afternoon. police say wanchanic was living with the couple... engaged to be married... and several children. officers eventually caught up to him... thanks to a tip from a maxwell man. i didn't have to slam on my breaks but his rear end of the car was literally in front of my face and thats when i saw the plates. police chased wanchanic down highway 1 - 41... before his van broke down... sparking a four hour standoff. he eventually gave up cold. he's being held in the polk county jail... without bond. this morning des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides... 20 year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside "evolution nightclub" on northwest 6th drive last month. police still haven't identified as suspect in the case... the same goes for a deadly shooting last weekend. police say 21 ye

howard and belieu were found dead inside of a home on center street november 30th. police took wanchanic into custody the next night following a four-hour standoff on highway 141 in woodward. he'll apparently be represented by a public defender. sabrina: more local news now...the investigation of a death in union county, leads to the discovery of a second body. sabrina: a lorimor man is now behind bars, accused of killing two people.. one of whom is his ex sister-in law, dillinger. this is an investigation that's taken a few weeks for police.. loretta dillinger's body was found pond in rural as part of the investigation into her death, police searched loretta dillinger's last residence.. this house. found skeletal another body. the skeletal unearthed in a far from during a traffic stop the afternoon after the house was searched, jerry ray dillinger, loretta's ex for two counts of murder. can't get into the everyone has been telling us, but investigation that we started d the second with the union county sheriff's office, which obviously led us to the arrest." wayne

howard and belieu were found dead inside of a home on center street november 30th. police took wanchanic into custody the next night following a four-hour standoff on highway 141 in woodward. he'll apparently be represented defender. sabrina: the weather causing some issues around the metro...as rains continue to fill area waterways. last night, walnut creek hit 6 feet, and is projected to get as high as 10 and a half feet. because of this, the clive greenbelt park and trail are closed. stay with local 5 for more closures and for when these areas are back open. sabrina: now, here's a look at the national weather service's forecast for rivers in the metro. the raccoon river near fluer drive could see water as high as 1717eet before it crests--that's 5 feet above the flood stage. they also project the river will have minor to moderate flooding near racoon river park in west des moines and in van meter. sabrina: we're back with (sam adlibs) sam: sam: weather adlib: rain continues to fall across the state today with more records expected to be busted as totals keep stac

investigators found 36-year- old bryon howard and 31- year-old heather belieu dead. right now they do have a person of interest. they want to interview 39- year-old michael john wanchanic we have local 5's claire powell is on the scene-- claire: authorities removed two children from a home monday, after the discovery of two people dead inside the house. a 9-1-1 call of someone being shot, sent des moines police to the who the 911 caller was or how the children are related to the people found dead. those children -- an infant and a toddler -- were unharmed but were taken to the hospital to be checked out. authorities want to interview 39-year-old michael john wanchanic in connection with this investigation. he is believed to be driving a beige- colored 2002 dodge grand caravan, iowa license plate dmr 234. as a general cautionary advisory, if mr. wanchanic or the above described vehicle are seen, we urge the public to immediately contact law enforcement and to not approach him or the vehicle. sabrina: removed two children from the home monday, after the discovery of tw

custody in polk county charged with two counts of murder in the first howard and 31 year old heather belieu who were found dead monday in a home they shared with wanchanic at the 3900 block of center street in des moines... charron says one distinct image gave him the strength and courage to follow wanchanic long enough so police could catch him... "i was going to follow him regardless." "i just kept seeing the video of the kids being carried out and i think about the family and what they're going through." des moines police are still looking for the gunman who killed a man on des moines police are still looking for the gunman who killed a man on court avenue. edmanuel perez was shot early sunday. another man was seriously injured. now business owners are doing something about the violence in their entertainment district. reid chandler joins us live from right guys, theat about 1 a-m, so barsstill packed with patrwere around whenunshots went off right outsh houses six difbars. the of court center says re security. "this is in response to the incidents over the weekend. we are wanting to mai

these are the two victims -- bryon howard and heather belieu. funeral services for the couple are saturday... sabrina: 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 elias: but whileon his way, he noticed the beige dodge grand caravan everyone had been looking for. local 5's claire powell has his story. <<(ever since mondays double homicide, chris charron has been playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried out, i keep playing that back" thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention to the radio. "thats when i heard the cars license plate" that was until wanchanic's van ended up right in front of him, just outside of woodward. "rear end of his car was there in front of me, saw the plate and i just dont remember reading the individuals, i saw the dmr 234 and it instantly holy cow thats the guy" s