justin surrency join us... and you found out quickly, they're not waiting around. it came down to a matter of space...there's no room...the bondurant-farrar school district is one of the fastest growing in the state and their student population has increased 72 percent since 2006... "for them to be assured they have a spot, a desk and correct labs, instructional space, correct fine arts space...we take a lot of pride in our facilities and this is the next step in that process." last tuesday...despite a raise of 84 dollars in property taxes on a 200,000 dollar home...eighty percent of the residents within the district voted in favor of the 21 million dollar bond referendum... the bond will help fund a 720 seat auditorium that the current high school does not have and it will add an extra 15 to 20 classrooms...morris elementary which opened a year within the next two years will also add classrooms and perhaps a gymnasium thanks to the bond...it's the districts 2nd successful bond referendum since 2008 when the community approved one for the construction of their high

justin surrency speaking with some of the players and school employees... perry high school bucks schoool :07-11 "we are really more of an urban they embrace that diversity and it shows on the basketball court with players of latino, native american and african american heritage. s/ned menke/basket ball coach :21-26 "it's all about who you are as a person and that's what is great about a small town like perry..." unfortunately that diversity isn't being celebrated by everyone... s/kevin lopez/basketball player :30-35 "we are all aware of racism, monday nights game against dallas center grimes opposing fans used trumps disdain for illegal immigrants trump, trump, trying to intimidate us with the things mr. trump has said that he's going to do with immigrants" "with the political climate the way it is this year, it's a little more charged" it's cut the community and players like senior shammond ivory deep... s/ shammond ivory/basketball player :57-1:02 "it's honestly disrespectful, during the game and on and off the court everywhere i go." it's been a constan

justin surrency with the controversy targeting minority basketball players. << perry high school bucks the trend of what is typically found in a rural iowa setting... s/dan marburger/perry high schoool :07-11 "we are really more of an urban school in a rural setting. here at the high school we are 48-percent minority." they embrace that diversity and it shows on the basketball court with players of latino, native american and african american heritage. s/ned menke/basketball coach :21-26 "it's all about who you are as a person and that's what is great about a small town like perry..." unfortunately that diversity isn't being celebrated by everyone... s/kevin lopez/basketball player :30-35 "we are all aware of racism, it's alive and well in small portions but it's alive and well" at monday nights game against dallas center grimes opposing fans used trumps disdain for illegal immigrants to target several players of latino descent. "things like trump, trump, trump, trying to intimidate us with the things mr. trump has said that do with immigrants" "with the political climate the way it is

channel 13's justin surrency was there shortly after the fire broke out.. justin joins us live from china one on ingersoll... just before, crews were called to the china one restaurant on ingersoll. officials tell us everybody got out safe... and

channel 13's justin surrency explains why it's changing study habits for students... for years the ames community school district had to hold first semester finals after winter break... 'iowa state is a large presence and a lot of our families are associated with the university. so we must align our schedule as much as we can.'finally it was straightened out... 'two years ago we were able to arrange a calendar to start the year early enough and end for the first time, the first semester before winter break.' students and parents rejoiced 'as far as my children are concerned they would rather have their finals before break. then they get a proper break.'but with the stroke of a pen last legislative session governor terry branstad changed all of that then things changed.' the governor enforced a new mandatory start date no earlier than august 23rd directly after the iowa state fair... 'sorry but we tried.'it also took away a school districts option to receive a voucher application for an early start date causing many in urban school districts to question the decision...

channel 13's justin surrency explains how he's battling to live longer fire department... marshalltown community college softball coach garland shirley is used to defeating opponents... "my softball players are like family, they've helped my focus and get through alot of things."becoming a des moines firefighter in 2004 was a passion fulfilled... "the camaraderie , having the ability to help people when they are on their worst day, that was something i really enjoyed."and it showed... "you could see that from day one when he arrived at the fire station." "nobody had a bad word to say about garland shirley."while he often helped save the lives of others...a training exercise at gray's lake in 2007 is now slowly killing him... "at some point in the time i was in the water i aspirated some of the ice water into my lungs and it caused a lung injury that they call interstitial pneumonia"it scratched his lungs "typically from diagnosis to death of pulminary fibrosis is 3 to 6 years and i was diagnosed in 2007."doctors say a potential lung transplant will only hold off the inevit

channel 13's justin surrency has more on its mission... it's not necessarily a new virus... "it was discovered in 1947 in uganda." but the zika virus, which is related to west nile and the yellow fever virus has now triggered an emergency after reaching north and south america and putting lives at risk "we started seeing these cases of microcephaly which are brain deformations on babies." the virus is discretely carried... "the predominant mosquito species is called aedes aegypti that one is present along the gulf coast of u.s. already for a while. the other, which is aedis albopictus that's present all the way into iowa."but because of successful breakthroughs in the past... "our work on the ebola virus vaccine in 20-14."all eyes are on new link genetics corporation in ames for a vaccine... "tom monath the chief scientific officer in the infectious disease division, he's developed these types of vaccines for other viruses, related viruses in the past so he really knows the pathway."until one is discovered the world health organization is advising pregnant women to avoid tra

channel 13's justin surrency has the story... to say the old north end diner and attached hotel in johnston have lost their luster is an understatement... "you see across the street a boarded up old decrepit hotel that's falling apart, it's just an eyesore for the community and an eyesore for our customers to see it across the street."in 2013 a city leaders initiated a new vision for the merle hay road gateway, with dollar campus... "we are so close to the interestate here with easy access. you can get on and off." "we've got a beautiful new business that we've invested in."but "we are so close to the interestate here with easy "we've got a beautiful new business that we've invested in."but mayor paula dierenfield says the buildings, which have been vacant since 2009 are holding the entire city of johnston from its full potential... "we really couldn't get people interested in the redevelopment in this area. it was a real impediment for developers to even consider it...it took seven years and lengthy conversations.... "i believe

winning the iowa caucuses...we'll see if cruz has the same what's going on camp...channel 13's justin surrency.... thanks stephanie....we are at marco rubio's headquarters here at the downtown marriott...rubio staffers are getting the room set up now but they hope late momentum can power them through the night and into an upset victory similar to what mike huckabee experienced in 2008... the first term senator picked up a huge endorsement from the des moines register two weekends ago which they hope can help tonight during the caucuses...he's also been given an interesting comparison to goldilocks this past week. political pundits have said his agenda isn't too hot like a trump or cruz where they not too mild like a ben carson who may not be able to drum up passion or enthusiasm. he's somewhere in the middle which makes many voters feel safe. a town hall rally where he hammered home the idea of a new american century... presidential candidate "i have lived what people are facing now and i know that what we stand clinton stands for, and so if i'm our nominee we will unite this party, we will un

justin surrency brings us that story, tonight at ten. finally tonight...move over starbucks... san francisco is upping it's gourmet coffee game... the bay area is a buzz over a 15- dollar a cup of coffee. while it smells, grinds and drips like you're typical cup of joe, its anything the beans come from the mountains of panama. the first crop, which took 8-years to produce, was small which explains the hefty price tag.. >>> tonight, dangerous freeze. below zero in 16 states. 65 million people plunge into the teeth of a polar vortex. urgent warnings of a potentially deadly threatens to sue ted cruz as bernie sanders accuses hillary clinton of landing a low blow. it's getting nasty. >>> mhete horror, a viterbo restaurant attack. a man suddenly starts slashing and stabbing people inside. the fbi investigating and asking was it terrorism? >>> trapped by war. our team inside syria as word of a deal to stop the bloodshed is met with skepticism, and assad vows to retake the entire country. >>> and your medical records at risk of being stolen and sold for fraud. one out of three america

channel 13's justin surrency has the story. "i know how rough and tough flint is so i just try to play with that edge."for morris...home is where the heart is... "everytime i lace up here i'm respresenting flint..."right now his family and hometown are experiencing heartache... "it's rough right now. the water isn't good to drink. to shower some people are using bottled water."in april of 20-14 under the control of a state appointed emergency manager the city temporarily began drawing it's water from the flint river in a cost saving measure while a new water pipeline from lake huron was completed... "the water changed and they opened up the water tower and it was pure yellow. it looked very bad."after nearly 2 year's of denial the state's department of environmental quality has now admitted it failed to treat flint's water for corrosive materials which eroded lead pipes drinking water...putting lives at risk... "for kids to be using the water so long they have lead poisoning."he's worried for their future... "they say lead pois

channel 13's justin surrency joins us... and this is a bit of head scratcher... because high school basketball fans are trying to get into using a politician. we've all taken pride when crowd's chant u-s-a in fan filled arena's...but for the perry high school basketball team...it's turned into a mockery as opposing fans have used the chant to blatantly target the minorities who's parents may be from other countries... perry high school bucks the trend of what is typically found in a rural iowa setting... "we are really more of an urban school in a rural setting. here at the high school we are 48percent minority."they embrace that diversity and it shows on the basketball court with players of latino, native american and african american desent... "it's all about who you are as a person and tha'ts what is great about a small town like perry...unfortunate ly that diversity isn't being celebrated by everyone... "we are all aware of racism, it's alive and well in small portions but it's alive and well and it's just hurtfull to see that's what they resort too.at monday

channel 13's justin surrency has details of the arrest that ended his career... it's a crime rarely seen... "not to my knowledge, we don't usually have things like that happen like this at the mall..." but on saturday at 1:16pm west des moines officers responded to valley west mall... "this individual approached a food counter at the mall and when he did so, he exposed the lower half of his body and his zipper was open on his pants."the suspect described was 60 year old michael madson a teacher at des moines' lincoln high school... after being approached by mall security, madson who was not under the influence of drugs or then tried to escape... "when they asked him for i-d he that time and he tried to take off running."when interviewed by police the report says madson's hands were shaking and he told the officer people only run for two reasons; because they are the officer asked madson if he exposed himself... "he denied that it happened..."after interviewing the clerk who witnessed the incident madson public exposure a simple misdemeanor... "lincoln high school

channel 13s justin surrency explains why the school is moving forward, anyway. over its brief 5 year history simpson college president jay simmons says the shooting sports program is gaining popularity... 'were hopefull this might be one factor that makes simpson a more attractive option in the future.'but a proposal aiming to hire a full time coach for the program with over 30 members has sparked frustration from alumni who believe school funds should go towards academics and not the shooting sports program ... 'we have a great group of alums and friends of the college who are concerned that the college always make the right decision.'the online petition began january 27th and has nearly 200 signatures .... including former iowa u-s-senator john culver for whom public policy center is named after... a statement from petition co-creater and 1977 simpson graduate rebecca bentzinger said the petition urged the college to not 'sanction a program that proposes to add shooting to the curriculum with the hiring of a coach.' they also questioned a recent 10,000 donatio

channel 13's justin surrency joins us with more. duponts headquarters are in delaware...dows are in michigan and the merger has created a cloud of uncertainty for central iowas dupont-pioneer plant...fridays meetings from both the iowa economic development authority and the johnston city council to discuss a tax incentive program which requires job creation...it may not only keep jobs in iowa but grow them... applying for state funding through iowa's high quality jobs program. the program offers tax-payer funding to companies for creating a set number of jobs. the program also requires a matching contribution from the city where the company is located. the i-e-d-a's agenda lists other iowa businesses under it's financial assistance awards discussion... but the details are hard to come by... the agency is not releasing how much money dupont-pioneer is applying for.. or the job creation goals tied to it. the lack of information ahead of tomorrow's vote calls into question the program's claims that it is quote, "administered in an effi

channel 13's justin surrency explains. marshalltown community college softball coach garland shirley is used to defeating opponents... "my softball players are like and get through alot of things."becoming a des moines firefighter in 2004 was a passion fulfilled... "the camaraderie , having the ability to help people when they are on their worst day, that was something i really enjoyed."and it showed... "you could see that from day one station." "nobody had a bad word to say about garland shirley."while he often helped save the lives of others...a training exercise at lake in 2007 is now slowly killing him... "at some point in the time i was in the water i aspirated some of the ice water into my lungs and it caused a lung injury that they call interstitial pneumonia"it scratched his lungs "typically from diagnosis to death of pulminary fibrosis is 3 to 6 years and i was diagnosed in 2007."doctors say a potential lung transplant will only hold off the inevitable... "after a lung transplant, life expectancy is 3-7 years..."b

channel 13's justin surrency shows us how the des moines police department plans to keep the area calm in the middle of chaos... the game plans for the ncaa tournament in des moines won't only be on the court... 'between logistics of transportation hotels, team functions, in arena aspects, its kind of been a collaborative efforts.' the police department will be providing a large downtown assist... 'one of the biggest challenges we have with this being at wells fargo is we are bringing thousands and thousands of people into a very dense area downtown.'scouting has been key... 'we did have a team that went down to omaha last year. we were able to witness what the police efforts were there and how they handled traffic flow and brought that info back to our police crew...'so police plan a full court press of the downtown area... 'one plan i saw had one officer on every corner between wells it comes to the bill for extra policing... 'you are going to see a lot officers waving people through lights.'local businesses will largely take the charge... 'majority of it is wells fargo and area hote

channel 13's justin surrency has the story. "something like that you really don't get over. it's something that sticks with you for life..."but instead of making excuses... "we were definitely in the wrong, our student body.:"students from d-c-g met with perry students early thursday and used the evening's boone vs perry boys sub-state game to make amends and teach their fellow "maybe educate them more because we don't have a very diverse school at all." "i think perry is 48 percent so i think it's understanding their side." and perry learned from d-c-g "the few that did those chants and said those things were not a full representation of that school.at a neutral site in johnston, perry also welcomed students from ankeny, des moines lincoln, johnston and greene county... "it shows how united we can be not just with our own school but with diversity and here to have fun." students say it was a select few in the stands monday that tarnished the mustangs name three days ago...but now a different group of d-c-g teenagers with courage and honor put that burden on their backs to s

channel 13's justin surrency explains who will benefit and why some people hope the bill is rejected again... "if the iowa legislature, this building had any shred of decency, any compassion whatsoever, this bill would have been passed year's ago."a new look, scaled back cannabis oil bill unveiled wednesday could be "to be able to focus it in a way that it can be both meaningful, impactful and face a reality of moving it forward in both chambers."house study bill 607... would allow the manufacturing and dispensing of cannibus oil to individuals with m-s, epilepsy and terminal cancer for the first time in iowa...providing a glimmer of hope some have felt... "today my son is 234 days seizure free...i think these faces say a lot it shows his progression on how the drugs were treating him to now he's walking, talking, playing."but those against the bill say it's not that simple... "when we look at marijuana use and actions of youth in other states with medical marijuana programs, we will see an increase in youth marijuana use."emotional supporters say they don't know what negative effect

channel 13's justin surrency shows us the police department's game plan the game plans for the ncaa tournament in des moines won't only be on the court... 'between logistics of transportation hotels, team functions, in arena aspects, its kind of been a collaborative efforts.' the police department will be providing a large downtown assist... 'one of the biggest challenges we have with this being at wells fargo is we are bringing thousands and thousands of people into a very has been key... 'we did have a team that went down to omaha last year. we were able to witness what the police efforts were there and how they handled traffic flow and brought that info back to our police crew...'so police plan a full court press of the downtown area... 'one plan i saw had one officer on every corner between wells fargo and court avenue.'and when it comes to the bill for extra policing... 'you are going to see a lot officers waving people through lights.'local businesses will largely take the charge... 'majority of it is wells fargo and area hotels.' like a team ready for march, their also watching their mi

justin surrency explains why city leaders say johnston will wings... to say the old north end diner and attached hotel in johnston have lost their luster is an understatement... "you see across the street a that's falling apart, community and an eyesore for our customers to see it across the street."in 2013 a city leaders initiated a new vision for the merle hay road gateway, with advancements such as a 6 million dollar expansion of the lithia motors campus... "we are so close to the interestate here with easy access. you can get on and off." "we've got a beautiful new business that we've invested in."but mayor paula dierenfield says the buildings, which have been vacant since 2009 are holding the entire city of johnston from its full potential... "we really couldn't get people interested in the redevelopment in this area. it was a real impediment for developers to even consider it...it took seven years and lengthy conversations.... "i believe the property owner finally took a look at the condition of the facility and realized it couldn't be rehabilita

channel 13's justin surrency has the born seven year's before women first had the right to vote...she's seen just about everything... but monday night for pleasant hill's ruline steininger was a first... "i know what we are capable of doing."the iowa caucus victory was more than just a slim edge over bernie sanders... "it will go down in the record books as the 1st woman to win the iowa caucus." dianne bystrom,iowa state director of the carrie chapman catt center for women and politics says it will have a lasting effect... "research shows that when women run for higher office including when hilary clinton ran in 2008, that it inspires other women to run for levels of office, kind of a role model effect." an impact that cannot be ignored in iowa "she's empowering other women...in 2015 the state elected their first female u-s-senator in republican joni ernst and this year republican representative linda upmeyer was named the first female house speaker... "i think that hillary clinton along with a lot of other congresswomen and representatives set the tone as to get out there and say what

channel 13's justin surrency shows us the mess. "i finally parked my car a block and a half away..."it's resident marsha osting hasn't seen in her home of twenty years... flood water.... "it was coming into the back door, the laundry, the kitchen, part of the living room, the garage."a fourteen inch water main broke around 2pm monday afternoon just behind her 12th street home between wilson and clark avenue...shutting down several streets in the process. typically when a 14 inch breaks it's pretty easy a half to a million gallons."for osting and the city, the timing couldn't have been worse... "it's their day off, it's presidents day, they weren't working." "this one ran for an hour, hour and a half before they actually got it shut off which increases the damage. that is part of the city's responsibility is it not?" "leftover water continues to run behind the home of the ostings...while the city blames a change in ostings say they could be left in the cold with the bill." "lady from the city told me to here to clean it up and then she came necessarily going act of god." "sometimes it

justin surrency explains how a group of brave students is hoping to make up for anothers "something like that you really don't get over. it's something that sticks with you for life..."but instead of making excuses... "we were definitely in the wrong, our student body.:"students from d-c-g met with perry students early thursday and used the evening's boone vs perry boys sub-state game to make amends and teach their fellow classmates a lesson in return. "maybe educate them more because we don't have a very diverse school at all." "i think perry is 48 percent so i think it's understanding their side." and perry learned from d-c-g "the few that did those chants and said those things were not representation of that school.at a neutral site in johnston, perry also welcomed students from ankeny, des moines lincoln, johnston and green county... "it shows how united we can be not just with our own school but with diversity and here to have fun." students say it was a select few tarnished the mustangs name three days of d-c-g teenagers with courage and honor put that burden on their backs to show

one supporters think could channel 13's justin surrency explains who will benefit and why some people hope the bill is rejected again... "if the iowa legislature, this building had any shred of decency, any compassion whatsoever, this bill would have been passed year's ago."a new look, scaled back cannabis oil bill unveiled wednesday could be the key... "to be able to focus it in a way that it can be both meaningful, impactful and face a reality of moving it forward in both chambers."house study bill 607... would allow the manufacturing and dispensing of cannibus oil to individuals with m-s, epilepsy and terminal cancer for the first time in iowa...providing a glimmer of hope some have felt... "today my son is 234 days faces say a lot it shows his progression on how the drugs were treating him to now he's walking, talking, playing."but those against the bill say it's not that simple... "when we look at marijuana use and actns of youth in other states with medical marijuana programs, we will see an increase in youth marijuana use."emotional supporters say may have in iowa, but they are

justin surrency has the details on what happened today and why both sides on the issue are holding firm... the iowa utilities board's decision to delay action on the bakken oil pipeline... has already impacted iowans.. "11:12:30-11:12:39 "we probably have maybe 55% unemployment right now and that's where they plan to go." approval supporters get back to work, but opponents see danger in a pipeline that would carry nearly half a million gallons of crude oil per day across 18 iowa counties "in terms of climate change, threats to water, it's going to be disastrous."dakota access and those who would construct the pipeline say it will be monitored and maintained to prevent disastrous leaks... "for the spills, this is new technology. it is not what they did in the 1940's. the steel is way better now." with that being the case the science and environmental health network hopes the board holds dakota access accountable if construction is approved... "we asked to put on the permit, you have already declared it is not going to leak and you put your money where your mouth is and so if it leaks, yo

justin surrency explains how it's motivating monte morris and how you can help... "i know how rough and tough flint is so i just try to play with that edge."for iowa state point guard monte ellis...home is where the heart is... "everytime i lace up here i'm respresenting flint..."right now his family and hometown are experiencing heartache... "it's rough right now. the water are using bottled water."in april of 20-14 under the control of a state appointed emergency manager the city temporarily began drawing it's water from the flint river in a cost saving measure while a new water pipeline from lake huron was completed... "the water changed and they opened up the water tower and it was pure yellow. it looked very bad."after nearly 2 year's of denial the state's department of environmental quality has now admitted it failed to treat flint's water for corrosive materials which eroded lead pipes and contaminated the city's drinking water...putting lives at risk... "for kids to be using the water so long they have lead poisoning."he's worried for their future... "they

justin surrency explains why her opponent is bigger than bernie sanders or the republican party... born seven year's before women vote...she's seen just about everything... but monday night for pleasant hill's ruline steininger was a first... "i know what we are capable of doing."the iowa caucus victory was more than just a slim edge over bernie sanders... "it will go down in the record books as the 1st woman to win the iowa caucus." dianne bystrom,iowa state director of the carrie chapman catt center for women and politics says it will have a lasting effect... "research shows that when women run for higher office including when hilary clinton ran in 2008, that it inspires other women to run for levels of office, kind of a role model effect." an impact that cannot be ignored in iowa "she's empowering other women...in 2015 the state elected their first female u-s-senator in republican joni ernst and this year republican representative linda upmeyer was named the first female house speaker... "i think that hillary clinton along with a lot of other congresswomen and representatives se

justin surrency has more. it's not necessarily a new virus... "it was discovered in 1947 in uganda." but the zika virus, which is related to west nile and the yellow fever virus has now triggered an international emergency after reaching north and south america and putting lives at risk "we started seeing these cases of microcephaly which are brain deformations on babies." the virus is discretely carried... "the predominant mosquito species is called aedes aegypti that one is present along the gulf coast of u.s. already for a while. the other, which is aedis albopictus that's present all the way into iowa."but successful breakthroughs in the past... "our work on the ebola virus vaccine in 20-14."all eyes are on new link genetics corporation in ames for a vaccine... "tom monath the chief scientific officer in the infectious disease division, he's developed these types of vaccines for other viruses, related viruses in the past so he really knows the pathway."until one is discovered the world health organization is advising pregnant women to avoid

but did it caused controversy justin surrency explains how his innocence is now causing legislators to change hunting laws in the state of iowa a judges decision to clear joe franz friday of with hunting over bait charges was more than personal 'i think the verdict that was handed down today is a victory not only for my family and i but also for all the hunters in the state of iowa because i think its been a landmark decision.'in august of 20-14 franz bought land outside of the melcher dallas area in marion county in preparation to hunt palmer, a large buck many considered a lifelong dream... 'such a beautiful creature.'in october, franz fulfilled that dream... 'i never imagined in a million years that id be so fortunate, i thank god for the opportunity.'but over a year later the d-n-r accused him of hunting over bait 'any time bait is in the vicinity and obviously being used to attract wildlife to the area being hunting.'franz areas previous owners and made sure they wernt an issue by calling the filming the process... 'i contacted the dnr officer a he instructed me to cover up the ev

justin surrency joins us now with details on what those meetings are about. duponts headquarters are in delaware...dows are in michigan and of uncertainty for central iowas dupont-pioneer plant...fridays meetings from both the iowa economic development authority and the johnston city council to discuss a tax incentive program which requires job creation may not only keep jobs in iowa but grow them... 'we are hopeful that over time if the decision is to stay in johnston and thats what we are very hopeful it will be, that even with that shake out over time we will see the employment base grow again and see them continue to invest in the community' johnstons dupont-pioneer plant is applying for a high quality jobs program through the states economic development authority board...it is a tax incentive program that requires eligible businesses to meet certain job creation requirements and a matching city contribution from the local community... in 20-10 john deere applied for the same program and received a maximum benefit of nearly 15 million dollars and created

justin surrency explains why the school is moving forward anyway... simpson college president jay simmons says the shooting sports program is gaining popularity... 'were hopefull this might be one factor that makes simpson a more attractive option in the future.'but a proposal aiming to hire a full time coach for the program with over 30 members has sparked frustration from alumni who believe school funds should go towar and not the shooting sports program ... 'we have a great group of alums and friends of the college who are concerned that the college always make the right decision.'the online petition began january 27th and has nearly 200 signatures .... including former iowa u-s-senator john culver for whom the colleges public policy center is named after... a statement from petition co-creater rebecca bentzinger said the petition urged the college to not 'sanction a program that proposes to add shooting to the curriculum with the hiring of a coach.' they also questioned a recent 10,000 donation to the club from a gun lobbying group called the nati

justin surrency explains why the city told her she may be all alone... "i finally parked my car a block and a half away..."it's something ames resident marsha osting hasn't seen in her home of twenty years... flood water.... door, the laundry, the kitchen, part of the living room, the garage."a fourteen inch water main broke around 2pm monday afternoon just behind her 12th street home between wilson and clark avenue...shutting down several streets in the process. typically when a 14 inch breaks it's pretty easy a half to a million gallons."for osting and the city, the timing couldn't have been worse... "it's their day off, it's presidents day, they weren't working." "this one ran for an hour, hour got it shut off which increases the damage. that is part of the city's responsibility is it not?" "leftover water continues to run behind the home of the ostings...while the city blames a change in temperature for the break, the ostings say they could be left in the cold with the bill." "lady from the city told me to call service master and get them here to cle

justin surrency explains why the basketball court isn't the only place you can find a game-plan during march madness... the game plans for the ncaa tournament in des moines won't only be on the court... 'between logistics of transportation hotels, team functions, in arena aspects, its kind of been a collaborative efforts.' the police department will be providing a large downtown assist... 'one of the biggest challenges we have with this being at wells fargo is we are bringing thousands and dense area downtown.'scouting has been key... 'we did have a team that went down to omaha last year. we were able to witness what the police efforts were there and how they handled traffic flow and brought that info back to our police crew...'so police plan a full court press of the downtown area... 'one plan i saw had one officer on every corner between wells fargo and court avenue.'and when it comes to the bill for extra policing... 'you are going to see a lot officers waving people through lights.'local businesses will largely take the charge... 'majority of it is wells fargo and area hotels.' lik

justin surrency explains why cheers from opposing fans are targeting a diverse school in rural iowa... perry high school bucks the trend of what is typically found in a rural iowa setting... "we are really more of an urban school in a rural setting. here at the high school we are 48percent minority."they embrace that diversity and it shows on the basketball court with players of latino, native american and african american desent... "it's all about who you are as a person and tha'ts what is great about a small town like perry...unfortunate ly that diversity isn't being "we are all aware of racism, it's alive and well in small portions but it's alive and well and it's just hurtfull to see that's what they resort too.at monday nights game against dallas center grimes opposing fans used trumps disdain for illegal immigrants to target several players of latino decent..."things like trump, trump, trump, trying to intimidate us with the things mr. trump has said that he's oing to do with immigrants and their children." "with the political climate the way it is this year, it's a little more

justin surrency explains how he's battling to live longer and the help he is getting from the des moines fire department... marshalltown community college softball coach garland shirley is used to defeating opponents... "my softball players are like family, they've helped my focus and get through alot of things."becoming a des moines firefighter in 2004 was a passion fulfilled... "the camaraderie , having the ability to help people when they are on their worst day, that was something i really enjoyed."and it showed... "you could see that from day one when he arrived at the fire station." "nobody had a bad word to say about garland shirley."while he often helped save the lives of gray's lake in 2007 is now slowly killing him... "at some point in the time i was the ice water into my lungs and it call anestacial "typically from diagnosis to death of pulminary fibrosis is 3 to 6 years and i was diagnosed in 2007."doctors say a potential lung transplant will only hold off the inevitable... "after a lung transplant, life expectancy is 3-7 years..."but a recent trip to california has offered an

justin surrency explains who will benefit and why some hope the bill is rejected again... "if the iowa legislature, this building had any shred of decency, any compassion whatsoever, this bill would have been passed year's ago."a new look, scaled back cannabis oil bill unveiled wednesday the key... "to be able to focus it in a way that it can be both meaningful, impactful and face a reality of moving it forward in both chambers."house study bill 607... would allow the manufacturing and dispensing of cannibus oil to individuals with m-s, epilepsy and terminal cancer for the first time in iowa...providing a glimmer of hope some have felt... "today my son is 234 days seizure free...i think these faces say a lot it shows his progression on how the drugs were treating him to now he's walking, talking, playing."but those against the bill say it's not that simple... "when we look at marijuana use and actions of youth in other states with medical marijuana programs, we will see an increase in youth marijuana use."emotional supporters say they don't know what negative effects it ma

justin surrency explains why it's changing study habits for some students... for years the ames community school district had to hold finals after winter break... 'iowa state is a large presence and a lot of our families are associated with the university. so we must align our schedule as much as we can.'finally it was straightened out... 'two years ago we were able to arrange a calendar to start the year early enough and end for the first time, the first semester before winter break.' students and parents rejoiced 'as far as my children are concerned they would rather have their finals before break. then they get a proper break.'but with the stroke of a pen last legislative session governor terry branstad changed all of that 'we finally got it to work and then things changed.' the governor enforced a new mandatory start date no earlier than august 23rd directly after the iowa state fair... 'sorry but we tried.'it also took away a school districts option to receive a voucher application for an early start date causing many in urban school districts to question

channel 13's justin surrency shows us how the des moines police department plans to keep the area calm in the middle of chaos... the game plans for the ncaa tournament in des moines won't only be on the court... 'between logistics of transportation hotels, team functions, in arena aspects, its kind of been a collaborative efforts.' the police department will be providing a large downtown assist... 'one of the biggest challenges we have with this being at wells fargo is we are bringing thousands and thousands of people into a very dense area downtown.'scouting has been key... 'we did have a team that went down to omaha last year. we were able to witness what the police efforts were there and how they handled traffic flow and brought that info back to our police crew...'so police plan a full court press of the downtown area... 'one plan i saw had one officer on every corner between wells

channel 13s justin surrency shows us how this one-of-a-kind idea is giving students several reasons for scavo high school senior mikayla kroymann , a routine checkup at the dentist or doctor used to be an all day event 'id have to leave school to get home and catch a bus and go downtown to catch another bus and get to my usual clinic 'it takes like an hour and a half just to get there.'in 20-15 the alternative school realized mikayla was not alone and many others were missing school often but there was an even bigger issue... 'our families particularily, we are almost 100 percent free and reduced so that aspect, our students and families just dont have access...' 'theres a reason we come here for extra support and more help to graduate.'community school coordinator lyn marchant said it was a 2 year process but the des moines public school system soon fostered a plan with local help... 'approximately $250,000 from delta dental foundation of iowa and other conibutions from iowa health uao united way andriety ub.'and it launched the states first school basental clinic nuary 19th... e provi