gerald johnson turned himself into police tuesday. he's a special education teacher and the coach of the girls' basketball team.... he's charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sexual abuse." a criminal complaint shows johnson started calling the 16 year old's cell thursday... he had her come to his classroom... where she says he talked about having sex with her, kissed her, and groped her. news of johnson's arrest quickly made the rounds at school... it got spread around pretty quick. it's all over twitter and facebook. we don't necessary know if he did it for sure. we can't really judge anyone based off an accusation and an arrest. johnson bonded out of jail shortly after yesterday's hearing. he's scheduled to be back in court on december 18th. des moines has a couple of huge sporting events in its future. the first is taking place this weekend... at wells fargo arena. that's where we find channel 13's josh nguyen this morning... josh, there's a lot that goes in to hosting thousands

gerald "tig" johnson turned polk county jail. he's charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sex abuse." the des moines school district says he is on administrative leave.. pending the results of the investigation. a pleasant hill babysitter is headed to prison for abusing kids in her care... christina williamson was sentenced to five years in prison. she was arrested in may after video surfaced showing her abusing three kids at her daycare. she was originally charged with five counts of child endangerment... but three were dropped as part of a plea deal. williamson said she's working to better herself... and receiving treatment for several mental health issues. the man who went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill learn his fate today... a jury found pete polson guilty of attempted murder... two counts of assault... and six other charges in october. he hit two people and narrowly missed a third when he opened fire last year. all of the victims polson's sentencing is set for 8 - 30

special ed teacher and girls basketball coach gerald johnson turned himself into police yesterday... he's charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. according to the criminal complaint johnson started calling the 16-year old girl's cell phone last tuesday... then on thursday had her come to his classroom. there... she says he talked about having sex with her... kissed her.. and groped her. news of johnson's arrest quickly made the rounds at roosevelt high.. aj 10:03:24 it got spread around pretty quick. it's all over twitter and facebook. nina 10:05:32 we don't necessary know if he did it for sure. we can't really judge anyone based off an accusation and an arrest 36 nathan 10:04:34 we were just because we know his daughter and his son 39 mary 10:06:04 we haven't been told a lot because i think they don't want people victim blaming if something happened 11 johnson bonded out of jail shortly after today's court hearing. he is scheduled to be back in court on december 18th. a des moines man convicted of attempted murder found l

gerald tig johnson, a coach and teacher, facing sexual exploitation charges. also a bomb threat forced the , evacuation of dozens of homes in newton. how officials discovered it and against the suspects aren't enough. plus, fire extinguishers discharged inside the webster county courthouse. it's vandalism that's forced the courthouse to close. why the clean up could take days. anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible steve: the cy-hawk showdown at iowa state doesn't even tip-off until thursday night. stacey: but, as our vanessa peng shows us, some college basketball fans already lining up for the game. vanessa: stacy and steve, there are lots

gerald johnson was charged tuesday with sexual exploitation commit sexual abuse. johnson worked at roosevelt high school in des moines. today in court, the judge ordered johnson to be held in jail on a seven- thousand dollars cash bond and ordered a no- contact order with minors. decision 2016... democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton campaigns in waterloo -- speaking out against donald trump's remarks about banning muslims' entry into the united states. kwwl's macleod hageman catches up with former secretary of state -- and shares her reaction. mac? hillary clinton alligns donald's trumps suggestion -- with the goal of isis -- criticizing all (nats as hillary clinton arrives...) standing-room only as nearly 400 hillary clinton supporters fill a room at the 5 secretary of state -- first discussing industry growth in the area -- then focussing on recent terror attacks. "this is a fight we have to win, and i intend to do everything i can because it is a fight against a brutal enemy who twists a religion, islam, to justify mass questions about child care

girls' basketball coach in des moines is facing charges related to sexual abuse. 46-year-old gerald johnson is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee. he turned himself in the penalty for a sexual varies based on whether or not a pattern of sexual conduct is proven. two sioux city teens charged in connection with the robbery of a local bank have pleaded guilty. angelica perez and heaven zevenbergen both plead guilty to second-degree theft charges this afternoon. investigators say both woman plotted to rob security national bank inside the hy-vee on hamilton boulevard in august. today, in court the prosecutor said perez and zevenbergen coulde each face a maximum of five years in prison. their sentencings are set for february 10. in chicago, protesters spilled into the streets demanding the city's mayor to resign. protesters want rahm emanuel out after several deadly police shootings and revelations of police misconduct. demonstrators confronted a line of police before the officers stepped aside. appearing before the city council today... emanuel apologized for the death of it

des moines police say 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself in yesterday afternoon. a warrant had been placed for his arrest over the charges. the school has placed johnson on administrative leave pwnding the results of the investigation. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: an end has come to a metro child abuse case, christina williamson was sentenced tuesday to five years in prison. while running a daycare out of her pleasant hill home, a video captured her abusing children. williamson pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment, in exchange for some other charges being dropped. sabrina: number four... sabrina: republican presidential facing major fallout over his proposed plan to bann all muslims from entering the u-s. his idea for for ensuring national security has met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country and around the globe. some have even called for him to drop out of the presidential race. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: it looks like guns will be a popular

stephanie: des moines police say 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson.... is facing charges of sexual exploitation by a school employee...and assualt with intent to commit sexual abuse... investigators say he turned himself into authorities this afternoon after a warrant was placed for his arrest... this... just hours before his team was set to play a game tonight... local fives nikki davidson joins us now with more... nikki: right... us coach johnson has been placed on adminstrative leave pending the results of this investigation... johnson just started coaching this team in the fall... but he is not a new face at the school. (nat buzzer) despite a whirlwind of rumors and speculation... it was clear the roosevelt girls basketball team was focused on one thing tonight... (cheers) puting their all into this game against hoover... while their head coach remained behind bars... four assistant coaches took on the job of leading the team... (nat) 15:22:42 this is a close knit community, regardless of what one person may have done or not done, depending on what w

elizabeth: today we expect to learn more information about gerald "tig" johnson, a he is charged with assault with intention to commit a sex act and sexual exploitation by a school employee. he is in the poll county jail no , bond set. eric: also pete polson is set to be charged today. he had been charged with one count of murder and to charges of assault to commit injury. we will have updates on air and online. four different suburban fire departments may join forces for faster response times. the des moines register reports clackum urbandale, waukee, and west des moines were taking steps toward a sharing agreement. that would mean the closest department would respond to a fire the matter what city. elizabeth: webster county officials are trying to figure out who vandalized their courthouse. someone broke in and sprayed floors with fire exit wishers. it has been closed for cleaning and if you have information, you are asked to call webster county shaina: investigators believe the san bernardino shooters may have been plotting an earlier attack with someone else. they conspired in 201

elias: gerald johnson faces accusations of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16 year old. this morning johnson is out on bond after turning himself in to authorities on tuesday. johnson faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's also been ordered to not contact the victim... according to the criminal complaint it is a student of his from this school year... he's accused of using his position to get her phone number, and contacting her. she told him his behavior made her uncomfortable, and then he called her into his classroom and touched her inappropriately. the school district put him on administrative leave. elias: and not too far away in the windy city. frustration in the streets of chicago, as protestors call for the city's mayor to step down. mayor rahm emmanuel has apologized for the ongoing controversy with the chicago police department. say he kept the videos of the shooting death of a black teen by a white cop last year hidden until after his re-election. elias: coming up on local 5 news midday... tickets for this year's bacon fest go on sale

special ed teacher and girls basketball coach gerald "tig" johnson turned himself into police tuesday... he's charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. according to the criminal complaint johnson started calling the 16-year old girl's cell phone last tuesday... then on thursday had her come to his classroom. there... she says he talked about having sex with her... kissed her.. and groped her. students at roosevelt high say the news was something they never expected to hear.. tons 390890 :14 - :25 nathan we never really expected it because we know his daughter and his son 39 mary 10:06:04 we haven't been told a lot because i think they don't want people victim blaming if something happened 11 johnson bonded out of jail he is scheduled to be back in court on december 18th. a des moines man convicted of attempted murder is being met with harsh words from his victims... 033727 - i hope you spend the rest of your life in prison. i hope you die in there and i hope you got to hell - mark mitchell 530500 - i got more angry when i tho

gerald "tig" johnson is charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sex abuse." johnson is being held in the polk county jail. details surrounding the case haven't been released.. but that didn't stop the girls' varsity basketball team from facing hoover. the team was lead by their assistant coaches... and the des moines school district says a teacher is assuming johnson's duties in the classroom. our high schools, all of them in des moines are pretty tight communities, and theyre going to support each other. the assistant have stepped up to take over for the game tonight and of course at this point these are accusations being made, what comes next of course remains to be seen johnson has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. a pleasant hill babysitter answered to child abuse charges in court... i believe her crying was the normal crying of a baby who didn't want her mother to leave... smash her beautiful face into the carpet christian williamson was sentenced to five years in prison. she was arrested

sabrina: gerald johnson faces accusations of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16 year old. this morning johnson is out on bond after turning himself in to authorities on tuesday. johnson faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's also been ordered to not contact the victim... criminal complaint it is a student of his from this school year... he's accused of using his position to get her phone number, and contacting her. she told him his behavior made her uncomfortable, and then he called her into his classroom and touched her inappropriately. the school district put him on administrative leave. elias: new this morning, polk county authorities look for assistance in solving a november burglary. elias: last month, trails end auto salvage in des moines was broken into, and a vehicle stolen. deputies say an unknown male, pictured here, entered the business by force and took the key used to steal the vehicle. anyone who may recognize this man, or has information that would help in the investigation is asked to call the polk county sheriff's office or the p

gerald "tig" johnson is charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sex abuse." the district says a teacher is assigned to assume johnsons classroom duties at roosevelt high school and assistant coaches will be leading the basketball team. he has been leave pending the results of the investigation. the judge issued johnson be held in the polk county jail on a 7-thousand dollar bond and that he can't have an contact with minor children. online records say johnson has been released from jail. his next court date is december 18th. we are learning more about the san bernardino terror attack that happened exactly one week ago today. authorities say the shooters received a 28-thousand-500 dollar loan from the web... that they believe may have helped the couple buy last-minute weapons. reports also say that suspect syed farook may have planned a separate attack back in 2012. but a u-s official says he and an unnamed associate got spooked and abandoned the plan. we're also learning that farook asked his friend enrique marquez to purchase the two ass

johnson, meantime, remains on administrative leave. steve: gerald tig johnson is well-known, both in des molines and across iowa, as one of the best girls basketball coaches in the state. stacey: kcci sports director story. andy: tig johnson's name is very big among girls basketball teams because he had a tremendous run. he took over the rough rider program in 2001 and led them to state five straight seasons. a 4day state championship in 2006 -- a 4a championship in 2006. he returned to roosevelt just this year. we will have more on this as the story develops. stacey: in your neighborhood is on edge tonight after suspects are released from jail. steve: less than one day after authorities found a bomb in a home. they found that bomb in a home on monday just a few blocks west of the town square. kim: this all started because of within dozens of people were 20 minutes of finding that ball evacuated. , >> the whole neighborhood was told to move out. kim: barb poole lives a stone's throw away from the home federal officials raided monday afternoon, searc

gerald "tig" johnson is charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sex abuse." he's the girls basketball coach. johnson is being held in the polk county jail. at this point in time we dont have a lot of details. the complaint was made with the des moines police department and so the report is with them. weve not seen that yet and so we dont have information on the timing or the exact accusations that are being made right now. though the des moines school district is waiting to learn the details surrounding the case... the game must go on. the girls' varsity basketball team took on hoover last night, lead by their assistant coaches. the district says another teacher is assuming johnson's duties in the classroom. administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. the man who went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill learn his fate today... a jury found pete polson guilty of attempted murder... two counts of assault... and six other charges in october. he hit two people and narrowly missed a third when he opened fire last year. all

gerald "johnson worked at roosevelt high school in des moines. johnson is accused of calling a student on her cell phone while month. a tense night on the road in alabama. an 18-wheeler carrying chemicals explodes. authorities say the driver stopped the truck, smelled something -- and then called 9-1-1. the sem later exploded. the interstate was shut down in both directioios... and people living near the road were forced out of rescuing a cat up a tree isn't a big deal... unless the tree is 65-feet tall. people in chile organized a massive effort to bring the cat down. they used ladders, ropes and even a slide. when that didn't work, they set this up. they climbed up with a cage that had food and wattr. the cat finally came out. it had been up there for two weeks. he doesn't talk his way out of the craziest thing just going to pray my way out of i thought i d something wrong. hello officers. how y'all ing? great, may y get out of the car? she asked me what do i do i told her i'm a singer, i'm a gospel artist, and she was like self stick, and ther

the arrest of gerald 'tig' johnson. police say the 46-year old turned himself in this afternoon.. the charges are sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sex abuse. he is being held in the polk county jail without bond. johnson is a special education teacher, besides coaching girls basketball. a district spokesman tells us johnson was immediately placed on administrative leave... a statement reads, in part: "roosevelt and the school district are currently underway. in the meantime, a teacher is assigned to assume johnsons classroom duties and assistant coaches will be leading the basketball team." a pleasant hill woman is headed to prison for abusing children at her in- home day care. christina williamson received a five year sentence for two counts of child endangerment. channel 13's jannay towne joins us now... jannay, williamson had asked for probation.. the judge told williamson she needs to be punished for her actions... after calling the abuse "sickening". parents who spoke at her sentencing described williamson as "a monster". they can't g

gerald "tig" johnson was arrested yesterday, but is out on bond today. and today we got some new details into why he was charged. stephanie johnson faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's ordered to not contact the victim, who is a 16 year old girl and one of his students this school year. the criminal complaint paperwork filed today says he got access to her cell phone number using his position as a school employee and contacted her. she told him his behavior made her uncomfortable. then she says he called her into his classroom and touched her inappropriately. the school district put him on administrative leave. stephanie: republican presidential candidate donald trump is feeling the heat for his anti- muslim stance...and he doesn't care. and president obama is finally weighing in. nat crowd chants enough is enough! new calls to dump trump reached new york's city hall wednesday. the global criticism of donald trump's call to ban muslims from travelling to the us...increasing. sot robert cormegyqueens city councilman he actuall

assault with intent to commit and sexual exploitation of by a school employee 02 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson is charged with making "sexual roosevelt student. according to court documents, and girls basketball coach began calling the girl last week. then on december 3rd, johnson is accused of taking the student out of class and bringing her to his classroom for more than one hour. there, she told authorities johnson kissed and groped her. it didn't take long for students to learn of his arrest... aj 10:03:24 it got spread around pretty quick. it's all over twitter and facebook. but they aren't so quick to judge. nina 10:05:32 we don't necessary know if he did it for sure. we can't really judge anyone based off an accusation and an arrest 36 nathan 10:04:34 we were just like wow because we never really expected son 39 mary 10:06:04 we haven't been told a lot because i think they don't want people victim blaming if something happened 11 that is a real concern for victim advocates.. lisa 10:07:53 victims know without saying that their stories aren't necessarily going to be believed and they're

gerald "tig" johnson is accused of kissing and groping a 16-year- old student. the 46-year-old is facing two charges: sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. jannay towne is following the story.... she joins us live at roosevelt... jannay, we're learning more about these charges... both the criminal complaints and police report were released today. we know that johnson is accused of first calling the 16 year old student last week. then a few days later, the girl told police that johnson took her out of class and brought her to his classroom. the teenage girl told police that she and johnson had grown close. she was a student of his last year. johnson taught special education. according to court documents, she was in his classroom last more than an hour. during that time, she told police she felt trapped when she claims johnson told her he wanted to have sex with her.. then kissed and touched her. news of johnson's arrest was quick to spread on social media. but students we talked to today aren't so quick to judge

former roosevelt high school teacher gerald "tig" johnson had his preliminary hearing. johnson was charged earlier this month with one count of sexual school employee, accused of inappropriately students. johnson's arraignment is set for january 20th. jack: tonight, evolution night club remains without a liquor license. the license was revoked after the fatal shooting of 20 dashawn smith outside of the november 13. several other fights and noise made by neighbors the nightclub made an appeal following the liquor license suspension. but today the appeal was dismissed. jack/1shot: it's another speed cam lawsuit. today, two people filed one lawsuit together against the city of des moines and gatso usa, the provider of the city's speed cameras. on march 17 of this year, the iowa department of transportation ordered the city of des moines to either remove or permanently disable cameras and radar units on i-235 eastbound near waveland park. the city of des moines has refused to comply. follow us here at local 5 as more details on the case are released. jack: we want to know w

gerald 'tig" johnson turned himself in this afternoon... he is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. johnson is being held without bond... mike dasilva joins us first with more on the investigation. the school district says it learned about this yesterday, and the district learned this morning that there was a warrant out for johnson...who is oth a coach and a teacher. 18:19:16--34 'at this point in time we dont have a lot of details. the complaint was made with the des moines police department and so the report is with them. weve not seen that yet and so we dont have information on the that are being made right now.' the game must go on...and tonight the roosevelt girls varsity basketball team had a game at hoover high school, as the riders and the huskies faced off, even in the midst of all of the controversy surrounding their coach. i asked phil roeder, the director of communications for the school district about what impact the news might have on the team, school, and commu

roosevelt high school girls' basketball team is now facing criminal charges... 46-year-old gerald "tig" johnson is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sex abuse. the details surrounding the case haven't been released at this point. the school district says johnson is on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. fort dodge officials are investigating a shooting... believed to be the result of an armed robbery. officers responded to the 8-hundred block of third avenue north just around midnight. there... they found steven burns... who had been shot in the hip. burns told officers he was walking in the area when two people approached him and demanded money. when burns refused, he says one of them shot him. call crime stoppers at 515-573-1444 if you know anything about this incident. the polk county medical examiner says a man killed during a des moines home invasion was stabbed to death. detectives say 31-year-old travis williams of earlham entered a home on east 14th street around two o'clock in the morning. they say he was

information this morning on a roosevelt basketball coach arrested for sex charges. 46-year-old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself into police tuesday facing charges of assault with the intention to commit a sex act and sexual exploitation by a school employee. the varsity basketball coach returned to roosevelt after a few stints with other schools. the district says it is cooperating with investigation by police and they put johnson students tell kcci, johnson had a good reputation on campus. >> at first, he's a very popular guy. we all knew him and got along with him and then now, you know , just happened and now we're all shocked. eric: kcci hopes to learn more information from police later this morning. elizabeth: a pleasant hill daycare provider will spend the next five years behind bars after she was caught on video abusing children in her care. we'll show you part of that video now but a warning, it's it is very hard to watch. christina williamson can be seen stepping on a baby's head and shoving a cloth in her mouth and shoving her face in the carpet to stop her from crying. in a deal, will

gerald "tig" johnson was arrested yesterday, but is out on bond. tonight.....new details into why he was charged. stephanie johnson faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's also been ordered to not contact the victim... a student of his this school year. a newly released criminal complaint says he got access to her cell phone number using his position as a school employee and contacted her. she told him his behavior made her uncomfortable, and then he called her into his classroom and touched her inappropriately. the school district put him on administrative leave. stephanie: living history farms became a part of the campaign trail today for hillary clinton. the frontrunner talking like a general election candidate--barel y mentioning the other democrats in the race for president, but as local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz explains, she made some jabs at republicans, too. here at living history farms, hillary clinton said economy would be her highest priority if elected. she said she'll make the middle c

basketball coach accused of sexually abusing a student appearing in court today. 46-year-old gerald "tig" johnson worked at roosevelt high school in des moines. according to a criminal complaint -- johnson called a student on her cell phone while with another female student. the judge today ordering him to be held on a seven- thousand dollar bond. his next court date is set for the 18th. protests continuing tonight in chicago -- calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. emanuel speaking today -- apologozing for the way the police department handled the fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald last year. he went on to say there needs to be a better connection between citizens and police officers. emanuel appointed a task force team last week to make recommendations about police department reforms following the release of the shooting video. decision 2016 coverage-- democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton speaking to potential voters at an iowa town hall today. the former secretary of state says there's no reason not to be afraid following the recent terror attacks in paris and san bern

we were in the courtoom when gerald tig johnson made his first court appearance this morning. alyx sacks joins us now live with the details. alyx: mollie, the basketball his attorney this morning. kcci has acquired this police complaint that helps shed some light on what allegedly happened. according to the complaint, the first incident took place on december 1 when 46-year-old johnson used his position as a school employee to gain access to the 16-year-old victim's personal cell number and called her. then on december 3 johnson allegedly pulled her out of class, told the teacher that he would be right back and then took her to his class room. the complaint states the victim was then kept there for more than an hour. and during that time, johnson allegedly made sexual advances on the teen by kissing and touching her. the complaint also says the victim was a student of johnson's last school year. johnson has bonded out of jail. he is under a no contact order with minors. i checked with des moines public schools. johnson has been a teacher at roosevelt since 2001. right now he i

ryan: gerald tig johnson faces charges of sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit a sex abuse. arrest warrant the girls , basketball coach turned himself into the polk county jail. this all unfolding hours before his team was set to take the court. when the roosevelt roughriders took the court tuesday night the team played without head coach tig johnson. the girls varsity coach and special education teacher is behind bars in the polk county jail with no bond on sexual-related charges. students tell kcci his reputation as being as his 6'5" stature. >> he was a very popular guy. we all knew him, we all got along with him. now, we're all shocked. ryan: what do people think about tig? >> he's nice, caring, dedicated. ryan: was a surprise? >> big surprise. ryan: the school district says it was alerted to a criminal complaint filed with police yesterday. as police issued an arrest principal kevin biggs sent a voicemail to parents. >> we will have a teacher assigned to his classroom duties and an assistant coach will be leading the girls' basketball team during

jack: gerald "tig" johnson had a preliminary hearing. johnson was charged earlier this month with one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's accused of inappropriately touching one of his 16 year-old students. johnson's arraignment is set for january. jack: to the campaign trial now, where there's a major internal fight inside the democratic party tonight. the democratic national committee has suspended bernie sanders campaign's party's master list of voter the commitee staffers confidential files of rival candidate hillary clinton. abc's bazi kanani has the latest in election headquarters. the bernie sanders firing a campaign data breach: peeking past a temporarily failed firewall in a democratic national committee server to voter database. jeff weaver, sanders campaign manager: "that behavior is unacceptable to the we fired the staffer certain that any not utilized" much bigger consequences for already, the d-n-c has suspended the campaign's access to the party's crucial voter file while it investigates. the day before

gerald "tig" johnson faces charges of sexual exploitation and assault with attempt to commit a sex crime. when police issued a warrant for his arrest, the girls basketball coach turned himself in to the poke county jail. elizabeth: this unfolding tuesday night hours before his team was set to take the court. kcci's ryan smyth reports. ryan: when the roosevelt roughriders took the court tuesday night the team played without head coach tig johnson. the girls varsity coach and special education teacher behind bars tonight in the poke county jail with no bond on sexual related charges. students tell kcci his reputation as big as his 6'5" stature. popular guy and we all knew him and got along with him and then now, you know, just happened and now we're all shocked. ryan: what do people think about tig johnson at roosevelt? >> he's nice, caring, dedicated. ryan: is this a surprise to you guys? >> very, big surprise. ryan: the school district was alerted to a criminal complaint filed with police yesterday. as police issued a arrest warrant today, roosevelt principal kevin biggs sent a voicemail

gerald "tig" johnson made his first appearance in court today. here's what that complaint said- johnson allegedly used his position as a school employee to obtain the female student's cell phone number and then called her. two days after that, johnson made sexual advances on the girl when he pulled her out we spoke to one

exploitation by a school employee...and assualt with intent to commit sexual abuse... 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson turned police, just hours before his team was set to play a game tuesday night. the school tells us coach johnson has been placed on adminstrative leave pending the results of this investigation... johnson just started coaching this team in the fall... but he is not a new face at the school. he used to coach girls basketball at the school about ten years ago. we have a long history and you know a successful history with the school, he was not an unknown teacher or coach when he came back to roosevelt this year. sabrina: the school district did send out an email to parents explaining the situation and that johnson had been placed on adminstrative leave. according to online arrest records... bail has not yet been set for johnson. sabrina: one of our viewers tipped us off to this story, and so if you have something you'd like us to look into, feel free to contact us. email us at: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. are iowa local 5 news" and twitter

gerald "tig" johnson was booked into the polk county jail this afternoon. he's charged with sexual assualt with intent to commit sexual abuse. johnson is being held without bond. he was also placed on administrative leave by the district. the school district tells us, "roosevelt and the school district are cooperating in an investigation currently underway. in the meantime, a teacher is assigned to assume johnsons classroom duties and assistant coaches will be leading the basketball team. leading in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap out-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costunder control for lynn's family and for yours. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. what if the holidays were about people again? and the four-letter word that defined the season was l-o-v-e, and not s-a-l-e. that's the world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods s

girls' basketball coach in des moines is facing charges related to sexual abuse. 46-year-old gerald johnson is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee. he turned himself in tuesday afternoon. the penalty for a sexual exploitation conviction varies based on whether or not a pattern of sexual conduct is proven. this morning president barack obama will sign the 'every student succeeds act.' the senate passed the measure --- which is being called a "fix" for 'no child left behind'. it will become law with the president's signature today. among other changes, the bipartisan compromise will return the authority to decide in assessing teachers and schools back to the states. it will also end federal efforts to encourage academic standards like 'common core.' a morningside business student was recognized this week after winning a national prize in chicago. junior josh doering won a five-thousand dollar prize at the founders u.pitch competition monday night . he presented his agriculture tech startup project "seedslide." doering was one of 24 college students from around the country to

gerald "tig" johnson turned himself into police... and is neing hed in the polk county jail. he's charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sex abuse." there will now be more sec games. beginning today... attendees

set for a high sshool basketball coach accused of sexually abusing a student... 46-year-old gerald "tig" johnson worked at roosevelt high school in des moines. complaint -- johnson called a student on her cell phoneewhile making sexual contact with another female student. the judge ordering him to be held on a seven- thousand dollars bond. his next court date is set for the 18th. iowa business leadererwant to bring more immigrants to iowa. the push is coming from the iowa chamber alliance. the group of business leaders from across the state want to make it easier to recruit t immigrants... they sasa this will help fill jobs where there's a shortage of workers. they're suggesting more economic development across the state ....and improving education so students will coinue their education after high school. new this afternoon -- president obama signed a bill into law this morning. it's intended to fix no child left behind. it's called the 'every student succeeds aa.' gives states more power to decide how to use student test scores in assessing teachers and schools. it also ends federal efforts to

gerald 'tig' johnson has been charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. he was booked into the polk county jail this afternoon. mike dasilva joins us with more on the story.. mike.. the school district says it learned about this yesterday, and the district learned this morning that there was a warrant out for johnson...who is both a coach and a teacher. 18:19:16--34 'at this point in time we dont have a lot of details. the complaint was made with the des moines police department and so the report is with them. weve not seen that yet and so we dont have information on the timing or the exact accusations that are being made right now.' the game must go on...and tonight the roosevelt girls varsity basketball team had a game at hoover high school, as the riders and the off, even in the midst of all of the controversy surrounding their coach. i asked phil roeder, the director of communications for the school district about what impact the news might have on the team, school, and community. 18:19:51--18:20:12 'our high schools, al

issset for a high school basketball coach accused of sexually abusing a student. 46-year-old gerald "tig" johnson worked at roosevelt high school in des moines. according to a criminal complaint -- johnson cacaled a student on her cell phone while making sexual contact with another female student. the judge ordering him to be held on a seven- thousand dollars bond. his next court date is set for the 188. a baltimore police officer takes the stand, testifying in his own defense. the officer is the first of six death. andrew spncer has the latest. officer william porter testified that he knew freddie gray from his patrols of the we had a mutual respect." when one of porter's lawyers asked if he was sorry gray had died, porter responded, "absolutely." gray died in april, a week after officers put him in the back of a police van -- shackling him but not putting belt. during the ride, somehow, gray suffered a broken neck. the van made six stops allege porter should have called for a medic after the fourth stop, when gray asked for help. last stop. with one of his attorneys at times demonstrating gray'

des moines police say 46 year old gerald "tig" johnson turned himself in yesterday afternoon. a warrant had been placed for his arrest over the charges. the school has placed johnson on administrative leave pwnding the results of the investigation. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ like us baby we were born to run >> our stage manager angie is very happy right now. welcome back. the boss, bruce springsteen in concert. tickets for his concert next year already on sale on some websites for thousands of dollars. we'll hook you up, angie, don't worry but now the new york atrney general is saying, beware, some of those tickets may not even exist yet. the new investigation. >> you got to be careful how we hook angie up. >> a lot more coming up. >>> donald trump is defending his plan to ban muslims from coming to america even as repuican leaders and his presidential rivals denounce it, this morning, some americican cities and some countries want to ban him. >>> planned parenthood shooter robert dear in court this

gerald johnson turned himself into police tuesday. he's a special ed teacher and the coach of the girls' basketball team.... he's charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sexual abuse." a criminal complaint shows he talked about having sex with a 16 year old... kissed her... and groped her. he's scheduled to be back in court on december 18th. iowa state head coach steve prohm wants to win his cy-hawk debut. fred hoiberg, tim floyd, and larry eustachy all did. and recent history is on prohm's side... the home team has won 10 out of the last 12 years... last season being one of the exceptions. iowa head coach fran mccaffery >>> taking a look at the headlines. insurance institute for highway safety is out with its latest ratings on cars and trucks. 61 vehicles get the group's top safety pick for 2016, including the ford f-150 pickup. of those 61 vehicles, 48 do even better, with the rating of top safety pick plus for having an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention. the ch

gerald "tig" johnson turned himself police... and is now being held in the polk county jail. he's charged with "sexual exploitation by a school employee" and "assault with intent to commit sex abuse." the des moines school district says he is on administrative leave.. pending the results of the investigation. there will now be more security measures at iowa energy games. beginning today... attendees will be screened at the door with metal detectors. fans are advised to bring only necessary items... to help speed up the process. the doors will also open 75 minutes before the tip time. officials say the changes are in order to improve guest safety and experience. the man who went on a shooting spree in pleasant hill learn his fate today... a jury found pete polson guilty of attempted murder... two counts of assault... and six other charges in october. he hit two people and narrowly missed a third when he opened fire last year. all of the victims survived. polson's sentencing is set for 8 if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone.

today we expect to learn more information about gerald "tig" johnson ... a roosevelt coach and teacher facing sex charges. johnson is charged with assault with intention to commit a sex act and sexual exploitation by a school employee. he's booked in polk county jail with no bond set. pete polson is set to be sentenced today. he's charged in a shooting rampage last year in pleasant hill. in october, polson was found guilty on one count of attempted murder and two counts of assault to inflict serious injury. we'll be in the court room starting at 8:30 this morning and have updates throughout the day on air and online. let's first get a check on good morning. temps are starting mild in the 30s with sunshine on the way today and highs near 55. near record warmth is possible thursday with arrive over the weekend along with rain showers and possibly a few snowflakes. temps next week stay cool and more seasonable. lynn's family, the big stress is paying four hundred dollars a month in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles,

are our mother's daughters, as children my brother and sister and i thought of lyndon johnson, hubert humphrey and gerald ford. who would come by for a casual dinner. >> guest: that was one of the great benefits of our lives. bobby and tommy, we might not have had the kind of money some of those people we knew had growing up in washington, had pleasure well beyond anything in the bank. >> host: is washington still like it was? >> guest: not even close. it is tragically different. i had the incredible honor a couple years, several years ago to be asked by betty ford to be one -- at the funeral, and i joked i would have been scared to death because she told me exactly what she wanted me to say, she wanted me to talk about that era when everybody was friends. before and my parents, very good friends. president floyd said to me, i don't understand what is going on in washington now and that was well before was as bad as it is now. when your dad and i were majority leader and minority leader of the house, we had big debates but then still be very good friends. for have and's sake they were protestants, we wil

as children my brother and sister and i thought of people like sam rayburn, lyndon johnson, hubert humphrey and gerald ford, at family friends who would come by for a casual dinner picked from the vegetable garden. >> guest: that's true. one of the great benefits of our lives. barbara and tommy both always said we might not have had the kind of money that some of those people we knew had, grow up in washington, but we had treasure well beyond anything that you could put in the bank. >> host: coke cokie robert is washington still the same. >> guest: not even close. it's tragically different. i had the incredible honor a couple of years -- several years ago now -- to be asked by get e betty ford to be a eulogist at her europe recall, and i joked i would have been scared to death except mrs. ford told me exactly what she wanted me to say. she wanted me to talk about the washington of that era, when everybody was friends, and gerry ford and betty ford and my parents were very good friends, and president ford said to me, don't understand what is going on in washington now and that was well before it was as

children, my brother and sister and i thought of people like sam rayburn, lyndon johnson, hubert come to the end gerald ford as friends who would come by for a casual dinner. >> guest: that is one of the great benefits of our lives. barbara and tommy also both said we might not have had the kind of money that some of the people we knew had growing up in washington, but we have to treasure well beyond anything that you could put in the bank. >> host: is washington still like it was back then? >> guest: not even close. it's tragically different. i had the incredible honor a couple of years were several years ago now to be asked by teddy ford -- i joked i would have been scared to death except this is what she would have wanted me to say which is she would have wanted me to talk about washington when everybody was friends and harry ford and betty ford and my parents were very good friends and president ford said to me in my last interview i don't understand what's going on in washington now and that was well before it was as bad as it is now. when your dad and i come the majority have the majority leader