welcome to local 5 news, home of we are iowa dot com. i'm jack miller. stephanie and i'm stephanie angleson. stephanie: tonight's big story is the weather and those commuters trying to get home. jack/3 dtlwx: let's send it over to local 5 meterologist james peterson who's in the weather center with all you need to know about tonight's storm system. james: (ad lib about weat her) jack/2shot first-hand look at those roads. stephanie: we have local five's claire powell driving the interstates as our road warrior today-- claire what are you seeing? claire claire ad lib road conditions heading north toward i35 claire toss back jack: stephanie/ots: police are still looking into des moines' first homicide of the year. norma jean mcneely was police got a call early sunday morning. blood was found on the front porch as well as down the street. stay with local 5 jack: take a good look be able to help man. albia police say this man, leslie hartley, was thursday at the albia lions club around 8:30 at night. he was driving a maroon 1999 buick lesabre with iowa plates

for your local election headquarters, i'm sabrina ahmed, local 5 new we are iowa." jack: in other political news, republican ted cruz has named iowa congressman steve king as his campaign's national co- chair. king endorsed cruz for president back in november. he's been traveling with cruz this week on a state-wide bus tour, opening many of the events for the texas senator. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. ( local 5 weather is ertified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green a light mix of precipitation will continue into the early evening, but in most cases the roads are just wet. temperatures are above freezing in most areas of central iowa, but they are close to slick spots will certainly be possible into the evening hours. overall, the precipitation will be tapering off this evening, but some light showers or drizzle may persist overnight. thankfully, the metro will

you're watching local video we promised. local 5's sabrina ahmed on the mechanical bull! " that was not as graceful. nat sound. alright" jack/wxhang: now one last chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: it really felt like spring today with much of central iowa reaching the 40s while locations to our south reached the 50s! well, don't get too comfortable because much colder air is on its way again. tonight will be fairly mild early with partly cloudy skies. later tonight the winds will turn more to the nw and it will become mostly cloudy. temperatures by morning will be in the mid to upper 20s and should be steady or falling through the >> plus, leo a >>> i don't want to be that died. >> nick carter's battery at a bar. has he fallen off the wa >> plus, oscar surprises. we're with today's new nominees. >> leo today as long to

nikki also coming up on local five news at six... local five cruises with ted cruz. hear what the republican candidate had to say about his competitors nikki and of course... we're about 48 hours away from the iowa caucus. we'll preview monday night's main event. nikki and --- a cutting edge look at a different way to choose the caucus leader. an old fashioned duel.... " local 5 news at 6 in hd starts now. we are iowa" nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson. glad you're with us tonight. nikki: beautiful weather today.... but it's not going to stay that way... there is a winter storm coming... meterologist bree sullivan is standing by with a look at what the forecast looks like for early next week... bree? nikki: thanks bree. switching to thanks bree. switching to politics now. nikki: as monday night the final push to sway voters their way. we had a chance to sit down with one of those candidates. local 5's sabrina ahmed spoke with ted cruz. "sabrina - today we are just a few days away from the iowa caucuses, so we had the opportunity to sit

nine of us in the here at local 5! nine of us in the newsroom put in ten dollars each to create a group pool of 90 powerball if we wanted to have even a one percent chance at winning the powerball jackpot, we would have to purchase 2.92 million tickets. jack: it's officially been one year since we re- launched our new look and brand here at local five ...and also unveiled this new set and finished a massive remodel of the control room and newsroom as well! so we just wanted to wish our entire staff at local five a happy one year anniversary and thank all the viewers, new and old, who join us for our newscasts. there are more good things to come-- so keep watching. stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... ( local 5 weather is coming up next. brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. it sure was nice to see some sunshine today, returning the rest oyour fill because the clouds will be returning the rest of it sure was nice to see some sunshine today, and i hope you got your fill be

"local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for johnson. elias: another state gives the go ahead for the bakken oil pipeline...but still need a decision from iowa. elias: the decision from the iowa utilities board looks to be the one to decide if the project gets built. the north dakota public service commission approved it wednesday. the pipeline would carry crude oil from north dakota through south dakota and iowa into a refinery in illinois. the iowa utilities board is still deciding. they're holding another set of public meetings next month. meanwhile, those against the pipeline plan to hold a protest today at the state capitol. local five will continue to follow this story as we await a decision from the utilities board. elias: the earlham community has elias: the earlham community has less than two weeks to weigh whether a major project for the school is worth investing in. last night, residents gathered to addition onto the school, which would include four locker

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for your local election headquarters, sabrina ahmed local 5 news, we are iowa. stephanie: aaron ohnemus the crash he's staying on the campaign trail in braden's memory. carson will resume his campaign events tomorrow. he'll hold a prayer rally in sioux city saturday dedicated to braden. jack: the town of earlham is divided tonight on whether or not to aprrove a 5 million dollar addition to the high school. it's promised that the changes would come with no extra burden on tax payers. but this same project has been voted down twice before. local five's jacob peklo has more from earlham. jacob peklo, reporting: "it's a story of determination for the earlham school district. advocates for the project say the time is right to transform this old gym into the new practice facility. but those against it, say it's better to wait and be more fiscally responsible. mary jobst, earlham resident: "i just have not heard any compelling argument or reason why this project cannot wait three years." the community gathered wednesday third proposal to add classrooms and expand the g

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: of the annual awards season -- leading up to the academy awards. golden globe awards. hollywoods best usual glamour, surprises during last night's ceremony in beverly hills... here's abc's lara spencer with more. foreign press productions, inc. 20;00;52;29 "i want to do then go into hiding. will find me." no one....and no topic...... off limits........ sot ricky gervais 20;34;43;14 " the only person ben affleck hasn't been unfaithful to matt damon" a few of his jokes making even the seen it all audience.....turn shades of green........ sot ricky gervais 21 54 19 i want to say something nice about mel before he comes out so here we go, i'd rather have a drink with him in his hotel room tonight than with bill cosby all were eyes on jennifer lawrence..... the 25 year old earning her third golden globe for joy...her third under nats jlaw speech: i she may have beaten out best pal amy schumer for the award but the two were still this year's golden girls 21 04 50 jlaw:

you're watching local visit local 5 on the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. jack/2shot: news crews are working hard to bring you even more stories that affect how you stephanie/2shot: tonight at ten... community is banding around family as they seek justice for her murder. we'll take a look inside what community members are now one last weather, with meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: that winter weather is colder and colder as weekend too! tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a very cold wind blowing in from the northwest at around 20 mph early and dropping to 10 mph late. the temperatures will drop into the single digits while the winds chills will go into the -0s, but it will only get colder in the days to come! saturday will be cold, dry and breezy day with highs in the single digits north and teens south. there will be a good chance for some light snow to come through saturday night mainly after 9 pm. right now, it looks like most parts of central iowa coul

"you're watching local 5 news at 10 in hd .we your forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: what a great way to start our weekend! thanks to mostly sunny skies today we made it into the mid 40s with even some 50s in sw iowa. we will be staying mild tonight too. there will be a few clouds coming in tonight with temps falling back into the 30s most of the night. saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with mild temperatures all day. highs in central iowa should reach the mid to upper 40s depending on how much sunshine we actually get while southern iowa will likely see 50s again in the afternoon. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" stephanie/2shot all eyes are on iowa with just before the caucuses. but how many iowans are prepared to caucus come monday night. good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. jack/2shot and i'm jack miller. over the past several months, candidates have been cranking out campaign ads and making stops all over iowa. we should know who they are by now. jack: went out to test iowans' political knowlegde before they

local 5 news at seconds. "you're watching local brad/wx wall weather adlib: today was just one of those typical cold, gray winter days that most of us just tolerate. well, the good news is that we will not have to take much more of this type of weather because a warm-up is coming along with some sunshine! tonight will be mostly cloudy to partly cloudy in some areas. those nw winds will be calming down and turning more to the west at 5-10 mph. temps will fall back into the 10s unless the all night which would help hold up temps a bit. with any luck, we will see some sunshine wednesday and the rest of the week. the more sunshine we can get, the warmer it will be. however, the sw winds alone will help to warm us up wednesday and again friday. by friday and saturday, we should be basking in some sunshine and temps the 40s for highs. cooler weather will return next week along with a good chance for rain changing to snow. right now, it looks like the heaviest snow will be falling tuesday, but it could start up on m

you're watching local five news at 10. "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of nikki/lam: murder mystery in florence, italy. police investigating the death of an american woman who lived there. popular in her neighborhood.. and active on social media. italian police removed ashley olsen's body from her apartment building -- where she was found dead saturday night. authorities reportedly found the 35-year-old florida native in her bed -- with scratches and bruises on her neck. italian newspapers carried her picture with headlines reading "strangled" and "deadly embrace." (name on doorbell, apartment exteriors) olsen had made her home in florence since sizeable expatriate community. [sot ex marquardt] sot amy, surname not given, english friend of ashley olsen: "i can't imagine a person who would hurt her, she is a gentle, a kind, a beautiful, friendly, lovely girl and it's an awful shock. we've got a great community here of people and everyone loved her." (more body being removed) italian news reports said that olsen's boyfriend, an italian artist also liv

local 12 will be there. we'll bring you the latest on local 12 and local 12 dot com. 3 right now a deadly listeria outbreak is expanding..the illness was traced to dole packaged salads from an ohio facility.. and now cases are reported in eight states...the centers for disease control says 15 people have been hospitalized and one person has died.dole voluntarily closed its production facility in springfield after the outbreak was reported last week. 3 general electric is laying off engineers in the greater cincinnati area. company managers are giving pink slips to more than 300 engineers in the u.s.. including 238 in evendale.a g- e spokesman says other engineers took early retirement... which reduced the number of layoffs.he says the company has developed a number of new engines in recent years -- and the layoffs come as those projects 3 a local company is testing delivering packages with loveland is flying an octocopter called the horsefly to test delivering packages. it launches from an electric truck and

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brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is edwards. certified by independent weather experts" brad/wxc: brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: it was a cold day, but it milder than expected, so hopefully that trend continues into the new year. make sure you bundle up well tonight as it will be one of our coldest nights this winter (so skies with dry roads, which is definitely a good thing. temps will be falling back into the teens for the metro while some areas in northern iowa will be in the 0s. wind chill temps will be in the 0s and even -0s overnight. after a very cold start, new year's day will be mainly sunny with slightly milder afternoon temps reaching close to 30 in the metro. the wind will still be strong enough to keep wind chills in the 0s most of the morning as they blow from the west at 10-20+ mph. it will be a little milder sunday with sunny skies, lighter winds and highs in the low to mid 30s. next week will start off quiet and dry, but it is looking pretty active by thursday and frid

brad:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. james:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. tonight the winds will really pick up out of the north and temperatures will be falling fast. saturday is going to start with some isolated morning light snow, and windy and very cold. wind chills during the day saturday will be in the low teens, but that night the coldest air of the year will arrive and we will see deep sub zero wind chill meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts " james/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist james peterson. let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. james/wxwall: weather adlib: tonight the winds will really pick up out of the north and temperatures will be falling fast. saturday is going to start with some isolated morning light snow, and windy and very cold. wind chills during the day saturday will be in the low teens, but that night the coldest air of the year will arrive and we will see deep sub zero wind chill values. sunday will be dry and cold with the wind backing off s

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: now elias: it's been more than three decades since a deloran rolled off the assembly change, the de lorean motor company in texas says it will build replica 1982 deloreans -- enough supplies about 300 cars. as for the price, keep new ones hundred thousand roll out next year. elias: jet-blue says it wants its planes spacious, more more entertaining. it will be of its airplanes. it'll include in- outlets -- turning each seat into a charging station. there will also be free wi-fi. jet-blue plans to start remodeling in 2017 and finish by 2019. elias: elias: and if no one in your house has an amazon prime membership, chances are that your neighbor does. nearly half of u-s households have a membership according to a new report. amazon does not disclose the members it has, but it has said it is in the tens of millions. the memberships cost 99 dollars a year. and comes with free two-day or overnight shipping as well as access to amazon streaming videos. elias: and finally

local five news at 10 is next. "you're watching local 5 news at 10 in hd .we team and we start with your forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: today's cold was pretty brutal with temps in the 0s and wind chills in the -10s most of the day in central iowa. weather is on the way starting tonight. look for mostly cloudy skies as we head into the night with temperatures slowly rising overnight thanks to southerly winds. by morning, we should be in the 10s to start our wednesday. there will be some clouds around in the morning, but we should have sunnier and milder temps for the afternoon with highs cracking freezing in the metro. we will do even better thursday with highs reaching the 40s! but after that, there will be a couple of arctic cold fronts that will push us back into a deep freeze. the colder air will start to return friday, but will really be felt this weekend with highs in the 0s both saturday and sunday. lows temps each morning will be below zero in many areas. there will not be much snow in the nex

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: saturday's home loss to baylor may not have felt like a disaster to the cyclone nation... but it's not time to hit the panic button. local five's jordan furbee has more from ames. "well believe it or not, the sky isn't falling here in ames. ya the cyclones are 1-2 in conference play and this isn't the start anyone envisioned, but they hope to change that starting tuesday" "this isn't the end of the world, i mean we're three weeks into conference play. you're not even thinking about the conference championship race until the last two weeks of the season." "pump the brakes a little bit. you know i know we had a lot of high expectations for this year and those can still be high. we're working, we're working at this, i heard someone say earlier 'rome wasn't build in adversity hit us this year and i don't think we're crumbling at all. we're still positive and still believe in ourselves so i think they should too." "it ain't like we racking up our shoes and waiting for a

local election headquarters. we'll begin our full coverage later this month leading up to the big day... and on caucus day, we'll have live reports and more. stephanie the iowa g-o-p is getting ready for caucus night! with just a little more than three weeks left until february first, the iowa g-o-p is preparing their packets to find out which candidate iowans like the most. volunteers are hard at work... preparing the packets before they're sent out accross the state.. making it a top to bottom effort.. 00-15 jeff kaufmann, iowa gop chair, "we probably have the most talented group of individuals that we've ever had. they are cutting edge themselves, they are hard working, they are doing this because they are worried and believe in their future " stephanie: packets are hand-delivered to all sixteen- hundred, eighty-one precincts in iowa and volunteers will have logged hundred training hours by the time february first rolls around. jack on the democratic side, former president bill clinton has begun his campaign s

here's what our local five analyst dr. steffen schmidt has to say. 17:50 "politically it's very bad for cruz ... whether it's constitutional or not." 18:15 dr. steffen "this week in iowa" weekly political program this sunday. we'll talk trump/cruz and what's going on with the democrats' frontrunner flip-flop in iowa, plus a new goal to "get along" as a new iowa statehouse session starts. "this week in iowa" airs sunday at 9 a-m right here on local five. nikki/ots: a variety show and a singles' auction tonight in des moines raised money for a local charity. tonight, a date with 18 single men and women from across the metro were auctioned off to raise money for variety, a local children's charity. tickets were 20 dollars at the door. guests got to have a dinner and mingle ahead of the big auction. this year, the goal was to raise $10-dollars for the charity. organizers say it's a fun competition to be part of. doug vinsand, organizer: "we had a pushup contest on stage, we have a guy on stage tonight that has a rocky theme en

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>> cutting back on local >> open . >> managers at ge and evan dale told more than 200 local engineers they are going to lose their job. it's not a -- a case of declining business but the companies they are working on are near complete. about 70 engineers are at other >>> two are in the target of the program. communities will be on the 21st and 22nd neighborhood. >> if you have a big event coming up, you may want to check out an open house under way in kennedy heights. kennedy heights height center celebrates a new option. the open house is set today from 4:30 until 7:00. the center is launching a concept, celebrations with heart. gusts could participate in the hands on facility. clients could choose from experiences in visual art, dance, theater and music. professional artist customize to fit your occasion. clients could rebt the kennedy mansion for unique special events. today's event is free to the public. the first client to book will >>> the annual event, designed to get hiked up. four buses should travel more than 3 thousand miles. stops will be in five states over three days. ca

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: thursday's nicer weather meant got out to enjoy sunshine.... gary keenan of knows all about by making it his art studio.. local five's dan corey has the story.. gary keenan gary keenan chainsaw carver. the trees onsite just like this. " "i started playing hobby. did it as a hobby time with it." "i've done so many eagles, i'm doing this one in two days, even though it is rather large. smaller trees, i might do in one day, bigger trees might days." with the building looking like a castle, i initially tried to talk they decided upon an eagle." "the area of fantasy favorite of mine because it does give me more artistical license." "i just enjoy doing this, the freedom, it's maybe not quite as fun in the bitter cold, i really enjoy being outside and having the freedom to create> all: (reax) sabrina sam is back now... sam forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: we managed to hit 48 yesterday

you're watching local five news at 10. "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of nikki/lam welcome back.. three americans--all former prisoners of germany. . when the men the united inthe meantime, reconnecting families hur has more pkg for months--even years--behind bars in iran--landing first in switzerland then germany. president obama sot: this is a good day. gfx: pastor saeed abedini tweeting-- "saeed just landed in geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in just a few hours! thank you for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released--jason rezaian. the 39 year old journalist detained for 18 months--charged with espionage--in a closed door trial. once he--with his wife and mother by his side--was safely out of iran--the washington post released a statement saying: gfx: we are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. also on board, amir hekmati--detained the longest--four years.

india is still dominated largely by small local shops. nearly every quarter has its own stores with every retailer being responsible for cooling their own goods. few cities have any major supermarkets. that's partly because the government promotes and supports local retail. much of the food wastage is actuly a direct result of statintervenon. this is a state-owned warehouse for cereal crops, right on the edge of the indian capital. the wheat and millet stored here e supposed to be reserved for india's poor. over 30% of the population live under the poverty line. but exposed the weaers the produce goes bad before it reaches those in need. or the food is already saturated when it arrives. day laborers plough through the grain to dry it out. biraj: wdon't have mornization in our storage. when you stack, as we do, one sack of grain over the other, the sack of grain which has come first is at the bottom of the heap. but you will use the sack which has come las,t which is at top of the heap first. so it is the first in last out principle. repor

you're watching local 5 news at 5:30. "you're watching local nikki: welcome back the massive blizzard that blanketed the east coast is moving out. nikki/bam: but the deadly storm has left behind a record amount of snow and power outages. abc's kenneth moton is in washington dc with the latest. " this morning, blizzard 2016 proved to one for the record books... sot oh yea it's not fun, no it's not a winter wonderland overnight, the massive winter storm and its strong winds crawled dumping more than 2 feet of snow in some parts...crippling major cities like dc, baltimore and new york where a travel ban was in effect to clear the roads. sot gov andrew cuomo(d) new york the travel ban has been lifted but doesn't mean go out and go sightseeing outside of philadelphia, incredible video...no sunday service at this church...the roof collapsed from the weight of snow. sot lee wigginscalvary fellowship church opened up the door to the auditorium....firefighte rs told us but the worst of the storm damage is happening right now on th

"your watching local 5 news in hd. home of "your watching local 5 news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " jackpot is up again! now the estimated winning amount is 450 million dolalrs or a 275 million dollar cash option. this giant prize is the fourth largest in the game's history. and it's now sixth on the list of largest lottery prizes ever offered in north america. meanwhile, here in iowa, lottery officials are advising some tips on how to handle office pools when buying lottery tickets. "definately keep careful of who put money in and who didn't espcially if you're buying tickets regulary so there wouldn't ever be a question of wether of not someone was in that week or not " stephanie/ram tickets are just 2 dollars each, and you have a one in 292 million chance to hit the jackpot. lottery officials say the surge in ticket numbers has increased the pot to its current size. jack: just it time for caucus season -- presidential history. portraits of all the american presidents are on display at valley west mall. it's the only complete collection of collection of pre

local 5's jacob peklo is live now downtown, jacob? jacob/livetvu1: jack, stephanie....in the background of the debate and caucuses tonight, it's the continuation of an all day effort to fight for an increase in minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. it's the third time that the debates have served as a backdrop for these concerns. organizers say it's terrible that nearly half of iowa workers make less than that amount. the latest rally and march through the streets....started less than half an hour ago and had hundreds of people participating. we'll have much more on how the rally grew throughout the day, and how long they'll continue this fight for fifteen. for now, reporting live from downtown, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa. jack/: thanks, jacob. meanwhile, there's a big debate line-up. this was the candidates to be on the stage tonight at the center. we now know that front runner donald trump won't be attending, that's right jack. instead the business mogul said he would event. local 5's sabrina ahmed is live now outs

local 5's jacob peklo has more on how local businesses are enjoying the extra attention. nats (covered) taylor frame, raygun director of stores & inventory: "this has been a really big one, because there's been so many candidates both democratic and republican, so we're kind of taking advantage of both sides. there's a lot of crazy ones, so that makes it more fun." we're less than ten days away from the shop one year ago, it was already capitalizing o othe political attention. lucy fey, des moines resident: "iowans get pretty excited about it. i think it's great for the economy, i think it's great for the city of des moines and we're very proud to be one of the firsts." store director taylor frame says compared to just a year ago, the store has seen an uptick in business. taylor frame, raygun director of stores & inventory: "they come down to get food and they stop in the store. they see it take pictures and people just love it, and we love having them in the store." it's not just the pies grabbing the attention at gusto pizza company. natural sound: "clinton requested to

you're watching local 5 " you're watching local 5 news at 6 in hd. we are iowa" nikki: welcome back. we've already heard from several presidental candidates. but perhaps the largest name of this campaign was in northwest iowa today. donald trump visited dordt college in sioux center where people braved "nat/sot: "i am mostly telling people they have to get there pretty earlylyf they want to get a seat." vo: that was steve kelly ... chair of dordt's college republicans whom i talked to last week ahead of trump's visit ... and his advice was certainly valid ... well ahead of trump's 11 am scheduled appearance people had lined up to get into the b-j haan auditorium ... in the freezing cold they waited ... even at the back of the line. sot: "we want to hear what he's got we want to hear him in person. you can hear so much over the tv but we get this opportunity and we are going to take it. - just got to see donald ... just excitement - it is really cold ... it is kind of freezing ... the line is catching up a little bit it's going ... still back of the l

local 10's glea milberg is there as people take to the the p >> neki: right now on local 10 news, an officer recovering in the hospital after being ambushed while sitting inside his police cruiser. what the police chief has to say about this attack. >> todd: crash caught on camera. surveillance video rolling the moment a car slam into an in snoant by standard. that driver taking off. the details of his bizarre arrest. >> neki: and a winter a wallop what you need to know before you

here locally.. someone is 50 thousand for that amount was purchased at the kum and go on ep true parkway in west des moines. there was no jackpot winner in any state last night... .which means the grand prize is soaring to a world record breaking 1.3 billion dollars.... the next drawing is wednesday night... meanwhile... another record is being broken... the amount of powerball tickets people are buying... iowans spent 12.7 million dollars on tickets last week... the previous record was way back in 2001 when 9.4 million dollars was spent on tickets. nikki: did hollywood help put the world's most infamous drug kingpin in handcuffs? we're learning more about how el chapo was looking for fame - shopping his life story for a movie. reid binion reports. nat pop days after drug kingpin joaquin "el chapo" guzman was captured by mexican officials -- following his 2nd escape from prison in july-- mexican authorities are now turning their interest to actor sean penn. mexican officials want to question penn ov

you're watching local visit local 5 on the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. jack: it turns out university of iowa fans aren't only in iowa. follow me now, this is weird. in niagara falls, new york, at a vacant building on the corner of ferry avenue and third street, rings out the hawkeye fight song. for the past six months, from about 4pm till 11 pm, the song plays on a loop. it plays more than 500 times on loop, over the seven hour period. none of the business owners or the city have been able to figure out the cause or who is behind the music. jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: today was just one of those typical cold, gray winter days that most of us just tolerate. well, the good news is that we will not have to take much more of this type of weather because a warm-up is coming along with some sunshine! tonight will be mostly cloudy to partly cloudy in some areas. those nw winds will be calming down and tur

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" elias: you've no doubt heard of the underground railroad that would bring slaves from the south to freedom in the northern territories. but did you know the first underground railroad actually went south to a section of florida that offered freedom. it's part of america's untold journey as we celebrate black history month here on local five. "-lead trt: 1:55 narr - by the late 1600s, slaves head south in search of freedom . 01:07:57:00 - in 1687 the arrived in st. augustine as what would have been called fugitives. they had escaped bondage from the english plantations in the carolinas. anthony dixon - i think it is important though, that the underground railroad first came south to florida. james bullock - we don't know how many people attempted the journey. we don't know how many failed. kathy deegan - it wasn't an easy, immediate path even once people reached florida they augustine. it wasn't enough just to get to made it to the town and presented themselves to the gove

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reporting live for your local election headquarters, i'm sabrina ahmed.. local 5 news. we are iowa. stephanie: new at 5 two people have been charged with murder in a 10 year cold case stephanie: state and local police announced today that they've arrested 28 year old christopher yenger and zachary dye with two counts of murder. both men are linked to a house fire in wapello county that killed two men in 2006. officials say new information from recent interviews points to a fight at the house, and that the fire was started intentionally by yenger and dye. the two victims killed in the fire were 20 year old nathan messer and 22 year old seth anderson. stephanie: and we have new details on the death of a local architect found over the weekend. kirk blunck was found dead inside the building at 500 east locust in downtown des moines around 4 in the afternoon sunday. blunck is a well-known architect, and has work in the east village. he was 62 years old. the case remains under investigation. jack: the democrats are outlining their budget for the state of iowa -- and it's lower than the go

local 5 news at 10 starts in 30 seconds. "you're watching local accurate weather team and we start with your forecast first." brad/wx wall weather adlib: happy new year everyone! we exceeded expectations today with reaching above freezing for the first time since last sunday! there were some clouds over northern iowa where temperatures were held down quite a bit. look for mainly clear skies for all of the state tonight with more cold conditions. the winds that caused some blowing snow in some northern counties will be gradually diminishing tonight, but wind chill values will still fall into the -0s for some areas overnight. saturday is looking sunny and even warmer for just about everyone with highs in the low 30s north to near 38 here in the metro. a weak cold front will come through saturday night into sunday, so we will be a little colder sunday afternoon with a nw wind. next week will start off seasonal and dry, but we are going to see a light wintry mix developing by thursday and friday across the midwest again. our bes

folks to call local law enforcement and then local law distributing and passing and after a few days, picking up and going back." the runners could lead agents to the printers and that's who they really want to catch. cheretis: "cause the only way we're going to make a dent in this problem is for point of sales folks to call local law enforcement and then local law going back." the runners could lead agents to the printers and that's who they really want to catch. cheretis: "cause the only way we're going to make a dent in this problem is for point of sales folks to call local law enforcement and then local law enforcement lets us know and then we go from there. so it's catching those folks." and that process begins with local businesses spotting the bad bills at the time. that's going to take training which the secret service is now offering. if you operate a business and want training for your staff, you can contact the local office of the secret service at 784-5344 and if you recognize those people in either of the cases we information on a counterfeiting operation you're asked to

you're watching local tonight, local 5 news crews are working hard to bring you even more stories that affect how you live. stephanie/2shot: tonight at ten... the last democratic forum before caucus night is tonight at drake university. we'll take a look at the highlights, with just one week left until caucus night. jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: weather adlib: .snow will continue to intensify through the evening. most of the snow accumulation will occur in northern iowa especially around the highway 20 corridor with about 1 to 2 inches expected, although a few places may see close to 3 inches. blowing snow and drifting will be a possibility, and things could be especially slick if we get isolated patches of ice from afternoon freezing drizzle. the metro might see a bit of snow but we will likely see less than an inch. the snow will end state-wide tonight with the winds remaining very strong out of the northwest, gusting to 30, and lows falling into the mid 20s. tuesday will be partly sunny with more windy and cold conditi

"local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm elias johnson. elias: new this morning, ames may experience some rusty water this week... elias: ames officials say testing on newly installed pipes may lead to rusty water or fluctuations in water pressure. the new pipes will connect the future water plant with the existing water plant infrastructure.. testing is expected two or three more times this week... the city says that the water is still safet to drink, but can stain laundry. residents should run the tap for a few minutes to verify the clarity. elias: dart continues its investigation into a monday bus crash... elias: carrying two passengers, went off the road and crashed into a house a little after 5 p-m. it happened near east douglas avenue and cambridge street. the bus driver and one passenger were injured. the woman who lives here was home at the time of the crash... she got out ok, but says the impact felt like an earthquake. " i had

we brought her case to local lawmakers. how they are now taking steps to breaking news just into our newsroom. a news organization in iran says the us sailors detained in the country have been released. revolutionary guards released the 10 sailors minutes ago. 10 on your side's rico bush is gathering the latest details, he'l have an update at 5:30. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. cold & breezy. highs will be in the mid-upper 30s. winds wnw 10-20mph with gusts to 25mph near the shore. wind chills in the teens and 20s this morning. 20s this afternoon. tonight: clear and cold. lows will be in the upper 20s. winds sw 5-10mph. thursday: mostly sunny. warmer. highs will be in the low 50s. winds sw 10-15mph. it will be much colder today with will be in the 20s and 30s this afternoon with high temperatures only in the 30s. tomorrow the temps decrease. highs will be in the 50s with lots of sun. we'll see a nice day on friday, but rain will be warm on saturday with highs in the 60s. then temps will drop again on

nikki: local 5 news at 10... its a race against the clock to save lives and homes in missiouri...as volunteers armed with sandbags try to protect their communities... nikki: next.... a group of workers at a colorado plant.... fired for praying together... we'll explain why the plant says the religious practice hurt its operations... nikki: have a story you think we should cover? email us at: news at we are iowa dot com. or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555. facebook "we are iowa local 5 news" and twitter "we are iowa 5 news" if you see news break... let us know. we'll be right back. you're watching local 5 news at 10. news in hd. home of weareiowa.com " nikki/bam: flooding continues in the midwest. the record floods are midwest. the record floods are finally receding in some areas, but just beginning in others. that tops our look at national headlines tonight. nikki: the historic floods are sweeping away homes and businesses in missouri. some parts of saint louis are under 16 feet of water. but all that wa

this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: mc-combs middle school students got to experience the iowa caucuses a little early. stephanie: two seventh grade classes went through the democratic and republican caucuses at school today to learn about the special voting process. both classes chose hillary clinton as their democratic candidate, while ben carson and ted cruz won the republican vote. students were taught how both the caucuses. "students want to inform their parents, informed about this. teach them and go home and they talk about it. and, as a result of that, the parents will get will want to go out caucus." stephanie: schools across iowa have been hosting mock the past few months to educate students about a majority of the exercises have been held with high school students, as many of them will be caucusing for the first time in a few weeks. jack: the earlham school district wants to expand its high school and put in a new gym, so they're asking the community for input tonight. there'll be an informational

this is local 5 midday. we are iowa" sabrina: new year's resolutions will likely get you moving this time of year...... sabrina:: we asked you at home about your resolutions for 20-16...and over caught up with some getting to work on their goals... local 5's photojournalist ryan davidson went to life time fitness for the end of the commitment day weekend. nats 5 4 3 2 1 go the triathlon is a microcosm of life you'll face trials and tribulations and it's how can you overcome stressful situations when you get punched in the mouth you're gonna have to swim you're gonna have to bike abd then when you're so tired you're what are you gonna do you wanna quit what you're going to do is find a way to get it done nats swimming the indoor version of the triathlon gave participants the idea that they dont have to train outside obviouslly being so cold outside it's what themselves right before you start the whole thing and you question every thought you've ever had in your life what am i doing here i wanna go home go bac

the hostel was built with local materials. we also want to show the wealth and uniqueness of the mangrove region by offering hiking tours. >> tourists are already booking the apartment. their stay includes visits to local fishermen and a boat trip through the mangroves. we continue inland to lake toho. here, patrice bada is supporting the future reserve. he's already won the fishermen and hunters over , so they'll respect the areas where fishing and hunting are prohibited. >> the hunting association supports what we're doing and is helping us with our work. the members act as guards in the park and make all the decisions regarding the area. >> it's a natural paradise, with protected marsh areas, rare species of plants and wildlife. how important is it to the hunters here to preserve their environment? patrice bada meets some guards on patrol. they used to hunt monkeys and antelope. now they earn a living by guarding the area against poachers. >> we used to sell the game or eat it ourselves. but we've stopped doing that. we wan

plus, how local lawmakers are responding. virginia. the presidential candidate is fighting how election officials are holding an upcoming primary. and new this morning, a big announcement from attorney general loretta lynch about your phone does it all. that's why at anthem blue cross blue shield we offer online solutions like livehealth online, which gives you access to doctor visits 24/7. give it a shot. today we will learn more about the state of virginia. governor terry mcauliffe will deliver his state of the commonwealth address tonight. it's scheduled to start at 7:00 followed by the republican response. in president obama's last state of the union address he encouraged americans to remain hopeful and not to embrace what he called "political hot air". he spoke about his achievements, the challenges we face in the future, and the need to condemn discrimination. he also touched on the need for both sides of the aisle to work together. 1:15 - 1:38 "democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise; or when even basic fa

the local patrol and s.w.a.t. team have gone up to the exit ramp on the campus and that is about all we know. so we don't know the disposition of this. we know there's a lot of law enforcement surrounding what is building 26. this came out on twitter and facebook initially. warning to people via social media. something new when this came out. and that was hide, run, or fight. those were the instructions given to people. this is obviously a campus more heavily armed than most, it being a navy facility. not open to civilians in san diego. but perhaps, the largest military complex in any american city. it's in the, really, the northeast corner of the san diego metropolitan area. these aerial pictures are coming in knsd, our local station in san diego, is covering this story. that they've been on the air live. it happened just after 8:30 local time this morning on the west coast and really, these pictures which we're all seeing for the first time, are all we have to go on. law enforcement hasn't said anything about wh

you're watching local five news at six. don't forget to visit local 5 on the web. we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and sports. jack/2shot: before we go tonight, local 5 news crews are working hard to bring you even more stories that affect how you live. stephanie/2shot: tonight at ten... local 5 sat down with one of the founders of the powerball, which started back in 19-88. and we'll hear why he's so disappointed jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: just when we were heading into the right directions with our temperatures, another cold front will be pushing through tonight bringing another shot of cold air. this cold front may also spit out a few flurries as it passes through overnight. the winds will be westerly early tonight and then turn to the northwest late tonight, which will start our next temperature drop. this will mean tuesday will be another brutally cold day with temps mainly in the 0s most of the day for most areas while wind chill values will be 1