regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting sunday and lasting into early next week. elias: let's get into the top five this morning.... elias: as the largest number of americans in eight years travel to their holiday destinations, most will not be able to avoid severe weather. thanksgiving is bringing big helpings of ice and water to parts of the country. parts of 17 states from california to illinois are under a winter storm warning, watch, advisory or a flash flood watch. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: back in the metro, a car ended up wedged beneath the martin luther king junior overpass last night...back up traffic on i-235 half a mile. officials say they had to cut open the car to rescue the three passengers. they were all taken to the hospital, with non life- threatening injuries. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: deanna gliem has been charged with four counts

regardless even travel in the metro might be tonight. friday will be windy with a few more sunday and lasting elias: the death of brandon ellingson.... from clive who being arrested for public the lake of the ozarks.... inside the missouri state patrols tells that cover-ups, lies and lies and corruption are protecting the person who's to blame for brandon's death. local 5's nikki davidson traveled to the lake for the ozarks for this special report. (nat barking) in missouri this is how randy henry is spending the retirement... partner... a former k-9 officer. (good boy) but his dog... is just years with the state patrol... most everything else hes gotten rid of. 23:30:25 i had my retirement letter typed up, i couldn't wait to hit send. one of the happiest days of my life. he says he doesn't even like being referred to as "sergeant" anymore... its a reminder of what he says is a mistake that will stay with him forever. 23:29:36 that is something you'll never forget. i was part of this organization. we all have to take responsibility, its

grocery stores in the metro however are anything but ... as iowans are stocking up before the first big winter storm of the season. --- (nats) bags are filling up. (nats) and shopping carts are full. "eggs, milk, bread, bananas, cereal, some lunch meat, things like that." this is greg's fifth winter in iowa after moving from dallas. let's just say he's still adjusting. "i kind of panic, i'm like what if i can't get out or something. so i definitely rush to the grocery store." but the winter storm rush is real. "the first storm of the year is usually the busiest one where we get a lot of extra traffic." "i came to get some snacks, was what the husband requested." don't forget the driveways and sidewalks. ice melts -- anti-freeze -- scrapers are ready to go. the hardware stores are seeing the last minute shoppers too. "shovels, we've sold a few snowblowers, we have (??) we sold a few of (nats) with all the preparation ... greg is positive the metro has this under control. "this is iowa. people stay with local five beginning at five am tomorro

this happened on chillum road near the west hyattsville metro station. joce sterman arrived on the scene in mobile track 7. what have you found? joce sterman? joce: this scene is shut down. police turning people around. what we know is this happened after 5:00 this evening. the fire department believed they had life threatening injuries. individual was taken from the scene in critical condition to trauma center. the car still on the scene with the road closed down. we'll send it to you. maureen: thank you. the crash is in the same location as one that killed five people two weeks ago. in that accident you mate remember a driver involved in the hit-and-run collided with a church van. he was killed with four other people including unborn child. leon: you could call this case of good news/bad news for the commute. metro is presenting a plan that will ease congestion on the rails but the price tag is not small. how much money are we talking about? >> ever feel like walking along in the metro platform trying to get to the train and this happens? you get lost

the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week as temperatures climb back into the 40s and 50s. sabrina: let's get into the top five this morning.... sabrina: the metro area is preparing for the first snow storm of the season. grocery stores, schools, and businesses are on high alert as the storm is right at rush hour, which major traffic delays and increase the risk for accidents. elias: in the number two spot this elias: traveling on the roads this afternoon, you may notice something new about the department of transportation's snow plows and trucks. they're debuting new white and blue lights. this is part of a new law passed last legislative session to increas

regardless metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting sunday and lasting into early next week. sam toss back. elias: time for another morning iowa .... a quick look start your day....when we return, a look at the top stories in our morning : a comment you want to share? contact us. you can email us or call our we're also on are iowa local 5 and twitter "we break... let us we want to cover the stories that are elias: welcome back everyone....as we wrap up our first hour, let's take a quick look at the top stories... we recap your headlines...in the morning refresh... elias: travelers taking off on their holiday travel may run into some bumpy weather...with warnings across the north half of the country. elias: neighbors near an i-235 overpass are disturbed by a loud noise...that turns out to be a car wedged beneath the overpass. elias: and a car accident at a dangerous intersection leads to charges being filed against a driver. elias: protests c

and here's a live look at the roads here in the metro. it looks like the roads and wet at this point. but dot says travel is not advised. kevin: situations like that all around iowa lots of accidents , around central iowa tonight. our crews were there right after a car slid off the road into a creek near adel. the car wound up partially submerged. the man inside had to be extricated by fire crews. we're told he was conscious and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, at the other end of the metro, dramatic new video of a water rescue in berwick, just west of altoona, as a car slid ing into a creek there. brennan jontz with the iowa storm chasing network shot this video. he says at least two victims were rescued from the vehicle. they did not appear to have serious injuries. the streets of downtown look like a ghost town tonight. stacey: kcci's cynthia fodor joins us live from gateway park. cynthia? cynthia: not many people out on the streets at all tonight, you can see why. but look at this, we are down here

sabrina: a group of metro women have found a common cause...preventin g relationship abuse... des moines police responded to 14 thousand domestic calls last year. but the people who work to prevent relationship abuse say they've noticed one thing that may help lower those numbers -- survivors speaking out. a group of women met on facebook and realized they all shared experiences with relationship abuse. now they're organizing a fundraiser to raise money to help victims get out of bad relationships and start over. they say the hardest part for "it was hard, i guess i was in denial thinking i could change it, or mabye it was my fault." " it got even worse after i left, it's a scary thing. it's hard if you're an outsider to see why people would never leave." sabrina: the fundraiser the women created is a ladies day at jasper winery saturday from 11 a.m. to five p.m. ... there will be a raffle, and the proceeds from that will go to the iowa coalition against domestic violence and if you or somebody you know needs helping getting out of a domestic violence situation, please call th

the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week as temperatures climb back into the 40s and 50s. sabrina: was back in iowa last night... sabrina: he was in newton for a town hall meeting with voters. the hot topic for politicians this week is what to do with isis and possible terrorists posing as syrian refugees. and donald trump made sure to mention it. "the internet is being used by isis to recurit and what they're doing is they're essentially salesmen they're outdoing us on the internet " stephanie: but after his town hall, trump met in a more intimate setting with his voters. and during the "after party" donald trump lcomed this showcase some of the new campaign merchandise. sabrina:

the rain should be done and east of the metro by of iowa until closer to midnight. behind our rain a cold front is going to drive temps into the chilly 40s this evening and then 50s for the highs tomorrow. we are going to stay dry but in the 50s through the weekend. next week starts on a positive note with a few highs in the 60s, but after that rain and another cold front will knock us back to the 50s and 40s. drones are becoming big business --and big businesses are hoping to deploy drones. sabrina: and this rapid growth in the industry is quickly turning pioneers into corporate giants. c-n-n's kristie lu stout paid a visit to the company that holds a stout paid a visit to the company that holds a dominant share of the consumer drone market " --reporter pkg-as follows-- (cartman) whoaaaaaaaaa from being ogled by cartman on south park. to crashing on the lawn of the white house. if you see a drone, it's probably made by d-j-i. the company behind the distinctive "phantom" is the leader in consumer drones with an estimated 70 percent of the market. but what you might

regardless even travel in the metro might be difficult after 8pm tonight. friday will be dry but very cold and windy with a few more wintry mix and snow chances starting but for those who don't have as much, it can be a lonely day. and it's makes giving back that much more important. stephanie for some volunteers at hope ministries in des moines, serving others has extra special meaning. local five's jacob peklo joins us now with more. jacob: hundreds of volunteers spent their morning...prepari ng meals for families in need. but now, one former homeless man has made it back on his feet, and is giving to those who have the greatest needs. and he never wants to forget the changes that he's made. terry gable remembers hitting rock bottom. terry gable, intake coordinator: "while sitting in eight days of jail, i decided i'd had enough of that old life, and wanted something new." after battling an addiction to drugs and alcohol, he joined the program at hope ministries, designed to help people get their lives back on track. terry gable, intake coordinator: "after

storms today could be on the strong to severe side especially east of the metro with stronger winds being the primary threat from storms. the rain should be done and east of the metro by 8pm tonight, but it probably won't be out of iowa until closer to midnight. behind our rain a cold front is going to drive temps into the chilly 40s this evening and then 50s for the highs tomorrow. we are going to stay dry but in the 50s through the weekend. next week starts on a positive note with a few highs in the 60s, but after that rain and another cold front will knock us back to the 50s and 40s. elias: also coming up on local five news midday.... the officer who shot and killed 28-year-old justin bollinger is currently still on leave. hear more from justin's parents, coming up-- elias: a couple in tokyo has broken the mold for traditional marriage in japan today-- elias: rockin' duets and a star-studded stage in nashville at the country music awards last night-- stick around to find out who took home a prize-- "local 5 news midday in hd starts now. we are iowa" elias: good morning and thanks for j

temperatures here in the metro will start to 40 by mid afternoon. that will help keep the snow accumulation away for most of the afternoon with a rain/snow mix possible before 5 pm. i expect most of the metro's accumulation to come after 6 pm when temperatures drop into the mid 30s and the winds pick up from the difficult friday night in the metro, but roads to the north will have problems in the afternoon and evening hours. snowfall totals will be heaviest between i- 80 and hwy 20 with 5-9" possible. while the metro is more likely to see 3-6" with the south side on the lower end of that range. more rain and less snow with this system. there will be some blowing snow likely friday night as the winds increase from jack: coming up on five... we'll show you why you might want to run out and get your thanksgiving turkey right now -- if you haven't already. stephanie: but next... you know coffe can help wak you up. we'll show you how it could also save your life. haven't done so already, now's a good time to get your turkey. the usda reports lower turkey

starting early thursday, the metro night and that rain should last through around 5pm. cold and freezing air will be slamming into northwest iowa, so during the early morning hours rain will turn into a wintry mix to even freezing rain by 6 or 7am. it will continue to fall as freezing rain to a wintry mix still around 9 or 10am, but we will also start seeing a transition over into snow in that same area. accumulations in northwest iowa will be ranging from 1 to 3 inches mainly centered from the sac city to storm lake areas. because of the snow and blowing winds, a winter storm watch is in place for much of northwest iowa, so if you are traveling north during the holidays, it may not be a bad idea to leave either tonight or in the very early hours of tomorrow morning. the metro will likely see our rain turn into some freezing rain to a wintry mix from around 6pm to 9 or 10pm, but we should stay too warm for any snow accumulation. the weekend is looking cold and for the most week we have a couple more snow chances to start december off! sabrina elias: a final look at the

the metro will likely see our rain turn into some freezing rain to a wintry mix from around 6pm to 9 or 10pm, but we should stay too warm for any snow accumulation. the weekend is looking cold and for the most part dry, but next morning.... sabrina: protestors took to the streets of chicago tuesday night following the release of dashcam video showing the shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald at the hands of a police officer. the officer faces charges of first-degree murder and is being held without bond. the teen died after being shot 16 times in october of 20-14.. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: charges have been filed against troy mure junior after his release from the hospital tuesday. he has been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated following monday's deadly crash in des moines. a passenger in the vehicle died at the scene. police are still investigating the crash. sabrina: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... sabrina: a family in colfax is desperate for the public's help this morning after their

the full metro board expressing confidence in this pick. guys? >> adam tuss, mr. wiedefeld and anybody who rides metro could give him a long to-do list, and what do you think is the first thing that riders could see when he takes office? >> reporter: doreen, my advice to mr. wiedefeld would be to focus on the customer, the experience of metro has to get better before everything else turns around. they simply just have to start getting through rush hours without trains breaking down and they have to focus maintenance and they have to take care of those things first and everything else including ridership and finances will fall back in line. >> a huge culture change needs to happen at metro is what most people say. how long -- how soon can we begin to see some change, in your opinion, adam? >> reporter: that's a fair question, doreen. a lot of people are wondering when something will change with metro. the metro board chair told us today he does not expect a day one miracle, but he did lay out a time line. he says six months in he expects mr.

the metro should drop below 32 degrees by thursday morning. first on 13... des moines police gunman this morning... that's after a des moines nightclub was turned into a crime scene... just one of three in the area this weekend. channel 13's reid chandler has the story. walter smith - :21-:25 bracelin - :43-:47 reid 1:02-1:10 calvetta 1:11-1:17 15:50:25 "we hear arguing, and then we hear a car alarm go off for a good 20 minutes. and then, all the sudden, it sounded like fireworks - pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop." - walter smith - nw 6th drive resident walter smith lives within ear-shot of evolution nightclub drive... he was taking his dogs out early sunday morning when he heard the sounds of the metro's third homicide this weekend. 15:50:34 "so i called 9-1-1 and said, 'you might want to get here, like, now - shots fired.'" deputies from the polk county sheriff's office found 20-year-old dashwan smith outside the club suffering a gunshot wound... smith later died from his injuries in a nearby hospital. three more victims then turned up in area

that's coming right into the metro. 7:15. here by 8:15. that's lifted right through the metro.then we get a little break in the intensity of the rain through late morning up to around lunchtime. but the cold front is coming in later this afternoon and as the front comes through, it has a chance to ring out another line of rain showers. here's 3:45, 4:00. here's that secondary push of rain coming between 6:00 and 7:00 before finally coming to an end. in the 60s all day. the last line comes between here. seven-day forecast, yes, indeed. breezy and rainy today. breeze y turning cooler tomorrow. in fact, sunday, monday could be some of the coldest days we receive in the early par of the fall. that's a look at the seven-day. we'll focus back on the next 24 hours. >>> right now we still have this problem on the top of the beltway. it's actually a new accident. the earlier problem was outer loop and georgia. you can see a little bit of a slowdown here. we're hearing from police right now nothing is blocked. that should be sort of dissolving here this morning and getting out of tway. g

today or tomorrow in the metro no mobile speed cameras for today or tomorrow in the metro -------------------------------- ----------------- but there are for polk county locations today !! 4800 northeast third street 3200 northeast 62nd avenue 3200 northeast 62nd avenue 3200 northeast 62nd avenue our top story... before some of us will even finish our thanksgiving dinner... stores will begin opening their doors. and black friday starts a day early... with brown thursday. the three malls will open at 6 today and stay open late... then reopen the next morning for the rush of shoppers. rei... which just opened earlier this month in west des moines says it will not open on thanksgiving... and it's also staying closed on black friday to encourage people to spend time outside. a driver involved in a deadly des moines crash faces several charges... but a legal expert says he stands a good chance of having them dropped. troy mure junior is charged with "vehicular homicide by reckless driving"... "vehicular homicide by operating while intoxicated"... and "o - w - i." on monday he slameed int

it was clipped by a metro bus. metro says the bus driver swerved to avoid hitk a car that had stopped in front of him. no one was hurt. damage to both vehicles was minor. >>> montgomery county police responding to a 911 call for a body in a home. they found a lab for cooking drugs inside the house. the brother of ethan vilamay insists he was tinkering with a chip chemistry set but neighbors don't buy it. >> i wish i could say we're surprised but pretty much everybody knew something was going on. >> it's a sad moment obviously for his family and sobering for the neighborhood. >> police say they removed the chemicals and several pot plants. he was 35 but had a long history of health problems. there is no reason to suspect foul play in his death. >>> fantasy sports betting sites are about to come under the microscope in maryland. the state announced it will take a closer look at fan dual and draft kings. maryland wants to ensure taxes are being properly protected and consumers are protected. new york ordered both site

but the metro, no, no metro. so i take tram and tram and tram. so go in hospital for work. >> lock down around illegal yum's iconic grand place. in a series of coordinated raids, search and arrest operations mounted at locations around brussels and also 25 kilometers away. after a week of apparently little progress in the manhunt police pounced. past midnight when the prosecutors gave the results of the crack down. >> the the office and investigating judge specializing in terrorist cases ordered a total of 19 house searches in the brussels region. until now, no firearms or explosives were found. salah abdeslam is not, not among the persons arrested during these searches. >> reporter: police believe that when he escaped after the paris attacks, 26-year-old salah abdeslam may have still been wearing an explosive vest. while he remains on the run, alerts will continue. one belgian bank has told employees to work from home. intelligence chiefs and the prime minister will meet later on monday, until then the city can only watch and wait. paul brennan,

the metro should see around 6 to 8 inches of snow, but south of the metro snow totals should be dramatically lower as this system will likely have a sharp cut-off to it. we will still be snowing and accumulating snow going through friday night, but the winds should also pick up causing blowing snow problems and making driving very dangerous. saturday we will be cold, dry and sunny with highs only in the mid 20s. we stay cold through the weekend but there is some relief next week 50s. also coming up news midday.... a new isis threat comes to the united states now-- amanda: yesterday. of his time in newton. amanda: weather is coming our way. what you need in the road in time for the big storm. "local 5 news midday in iowa" amanda joining us for local 5 news midday...i'm amanda krenz. amanda: most of the state is still under a winter storm warning. many transportation officials have been prepping for several inches of snow. local 5's claire powell is at west des moines public works and is joining us live with more. claire/tvu script amanda: with the snow amanda: with the snow approaching, the d

well to the south of the metro area. that stretches from southern virginia into the carolinas, all the way down to tennessee, georgia. it's a big area of rain. these areas in yellow and orange coming down harder in southwestern virginia. much of that heavier rain will be passing to the west. it's on a track, the leading edge of this, to get into the metro area in another few hours. leading edge just a few scattered sprinkles from near richmond to south of charlottesville over to near harrisonburg. that's continuing to advance further to the north. storm team 4 radar, high resolution locally no sprinkles yet. i'm working on the new hour by hour timing. just putting the finishing touches on that. that's coming up in ten minutes. there's the gray sky over washington now. we have those clouds thickening up. looking off to the west as well, a gray sky with us. that new hour by hour timing in a few minutes. >>> i'm eun yang, we're following the latest on a growing controversy at the university of missouri. just this morning we

and for needy families across the metro, it may be difficult to celebrate. the annual toys for tots toy drive helps to change that.... they set up donation boxes all across the metro like this one at the bass pro shop in altoona to collect new toys for kids in need. for a link to more drop off locations... visit our website, we are iowa dot com. elias: at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iowa ahead... sabrina: coming up, we see how some are reacting to the new head coach at iowa state... elias: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....seven-hundred block of 35th and a second at the....nine- hundred block of maury so use caution while driving.. sabrina while we're at while driving.. sabrina while we're at it... a quick look at traffic... this is i-235 at mlk... [current conditions] good morning iowa continues after this! "your wathcing good morning iowa

i'm joined by leslie from metro waste authority. we are at the metro compost center... this is where the majority of metro yard waste goes. behind us is a huge pile of what people are picking up from their lawns. leslie: we've had an abnormal beautiful fall... so people are actually not complaining about doing yard waste. jannay: there are varying stages that we're standing around... you can see the transformation of the change coming. leslie: it takes about a year to take it from the form people are familiar to seeing it as all the way to a ground down, beautiful compost. and that's a natural alternative to fertilizers. residents can buy that from places around the metro. the fall is a great time to apply the compost too. jannay: we're also changing season with yard waste collection. leslie: yard waste season goes from april all the way through the end of november. the last day for yard waste collection is november 28th. we do have winter collection to pick up all the last pieces. that starts december 28th this year. you can get rid of your christmas tree and you can d

when it first happened but metro is running. you can see one entrance is closed but the other entrance is open and metro trains running freely tonight. erika, back to you. >> thank you, door sichlt i want to get you caught up on the latest information out of paris. right now frens. troops are patrolling the streets as investigators are sifting through six bloody crime scenes. three teams of killers carried out the coordinated attacks. 129 people were killed and more than 350 others wound ed. the country is at war with isis. meanwhile investigators say they have found possible links to networks in belgium and syria. there have been multiple arrests in belgium. >>> the french flag fliying aboe the crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil. darcy was there as the french ambassador thanked the crowd for their support and led them in a moment of silence. at lafayette park just steps from the white house, hundreds gathered in solidarity with the people of france after friday's terrorist attack. >> we're all showing that we're heartbroken

and one of the biggest races here in the metro, was the des moines mayoral race. frank cownie gets a third term after taking more than 80 percent of the vote in his race against...27- year-old anthony taylor. elias: in the city council races.... chris coleman is the new city council at large council at large representative. beating loren esse. in the des moines ward 2 race, linda council at large representative. beating loren esse. in the des moines ward 2 race, linda westergaard got 71 percent of the vote to beat marty mauk. and joe gatto ran unopposed in the ward 4 race . sabrina: and in windsor heights, the top two vote getters were heights, the top two vote getters were threase harms and zachary bales-henry for the two at-large seats on the city council. bales-henry becomes the first latino to serve on the city council. for links to your county auditor's website and results from around the state head to our website, that's we are iowa dot com. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but still have more good morning iowa to come... elias: that's rig

rainy thanksgiving in the metro is turning into an icy night... we'll tell you where it could be a slippery drive. in 30 seconds. team and we start with your forecast first." james/wxcenter weather adlib: stephanie/1shot: the black friday rush interrupted by a fire. good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. breaking news tonight at the west glen towncenter super target. stephanie: firefighters have been on scene for at least an hour. they tell us flames were coming from a fryer in a kitchen area for employees ... but most of it was put out by the time they got there. the entire store filled with smoke though . so all the holiday shoppers and employees had to go outside. luckily there were no injuries and no one needed to be treated for any smoke inhilation. " " stephanie: the store is closed right now. there is no word yet on when it will reopen. stephanie/1shot we've been watching it as it rained all day. now it's urning to some slick spots in central iowa. meterologist james peterson is in with the latest...and james... i was just outside ... our ne

jack/1shot metro firefighters got to dig in to their thanksgiving feast a day early. fire crews from urbandale, clive, johnston, windsor heights, and waukee were honored for their services earlier today. neighbors and families sat down with the firefighters, who were thankful for the support. "it's a way of being thankful for our safety. everyone is going home at the end of their shift. we're very thankful for that. we're very thankful for the communities that help support us. we're very thankful for the citizens within the communities who are taking fire safety so seriously." jack: everyone got together for the festivities at the urbandale fire station. stephanie/2shot coming up on local 5 news at five... we're helping you get your black friday game plan all set. grab a pen and some paper...we'll run down when some of the biggest stores will open. jack: and next... before the shopping begins. which toys are toxic for your kids? "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are foreforecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. thi

to your metro ride. the riders union in our area will hold a forum with metro's new leader. this after a productive meeting with paul last week. weedfeld is invited to address union members and get feedback from metro users. a union is pushing for improvements in service. that meeting will be held next month. >>> looking live at reagan national airport now. or not. going to tell you about some airport workers who are planning a row test on one of the busiest travel days of the year. they plan to fast in protest of what they call unfair low pay and illegal treatment by their employers. some will wear purple clothing that says ask me why i'm fasting. about 300 airline workers here are joining others from across the country to fast from today until tomorrow. >>> 5:05. a 1-year-old girl in the district received a life saving gift on her first birthday. a living don't weaor was practia stranger. it was a daughter of a family friend who made the donation after testing positive as a match. 30-year-old diana rot

metro area. so 3:00, still tracking areas of rain, but once we start to hit the end of the evening rush, rain pulls out of the d.c. metro area, any scattered showers at that point, and by 8:00 p.m., we're completely dry. i'm going to let you know what kind of temperatures to expect by the end of the day in 10 minutes. >>> i'm megan mcgrath. live outside fairfax county police headquarters where a murder investigation is under way. three men were shot inside a condominium on autobohn avenue last night. one of the men, a 22-year-old, has died, and police are now trying to figure out who pulled the trigger. 10:00 wednesday night. investigators were brought to the culchester town condominiums to the sound of gunfire. neighbors say there were a lot of shots. >> we heard about two shots go off at first. usually you hear shots like that, people are just playing around, it's not really somebody shooting. then we heard them back to back. i'm going to say i counted at least eight. he said he heard at least

metro riders sure could use good news. if you use the metro station, you should starting today have quicker service and more options. this was all the result of a fire that happened at a power substation back in september. that forced metro to make some changes that slowed things down. only blue line trains have served stadium-armory during the morning and evening rush hours since that fire and speeds were cut. this is to avoid overloading the power system. starting today they'll resume lines. for the past several weeks they've been passing through the station without stopping. they'll stop every eight minutes instead of every sex until the power station repairs are done and riders really have been very frustrated. >> you have to leave much earlier and it's an inconvenience. >>> all the repairs an service should be fully restored by the end of the year. back to you. >> thank you, darcy. today metro will debut its new fleet of buses. they'll run on major north buses. this morning's unveiling will happen along 16th street in

. >>> it's back to the drawing board tonight for metro. the year-long search for a general manager hit a huge snag today. news4 was first to report last week the transit agency had zeroed in on neil cohen. but this afternoon, metro announced negotiations had ended. transportation reporter adam tuss now with what is next for metro. >> reporter: well, in the end, an aerospace and defense expert with a financial background and a background in aviation was not the man to run metro. neil cohen will not be the general manager of metro, even though the two sides were this close to signing a deal. sources say cohen became increasingly uneasy with his name out in the public before he had even signed a contract. and now what the metro board has to do is go back to the remaining candidates. we're told there are four other candidates that the metro board will go to, tell them the position is open once again, and see if they want to be the person that runs the transit agency. in the district, adam tuss, news4. >> the process to find a new gm started ov

welcome to metro. [applause] reporter: he takes over as metro's new general manager during a tumultuous time. infrastructure is failing, ridership and reliability are down. >> i can't undo what has been done but it will start to move in different directions and that is what i can do. reporter: he signed a four-year contract with an annual salary of nearly $400,000 and $4000 a month for temporary housing. you set the start november 30. the former head of bwi says safety and security are top of mind. >> we should not have to think about safety. that should be a given. reporter: the maryland native says he will be hiring the safety officers and get track certification to get a closer look at the issues with the rails. he plans to visit the maker of the new 7000 series railcars to get answers about the delayed rollout. >> i will be with meekly -- weekly meetings with all reliability issues. what are we doing to correct it. reporter: he says they have to fix their finances but that will not include a fare h

it went on to say people trying to escape by metro will regret that, as well. the university quickly increased security on campus and around the howard metro and said the fbi and mpd are investigating. meanwhile, many students say despite the threat they won't let anyone force them to live in fear. >> it's crazy. i mean, why do people have to, you know, take the time out of their day to just act a mess, you know, and just disrupt the students here? >> reporter: university officials say those students who did not attend classes today will not be penalized. coming up at 6:00, we spoke with a former fbi criminal profiler. he tells us that there's no such thing as anonymity when it comes to posting online and he'll explain why officials will likely use this case to set an example. >>> one of the men arrested in the university of missouri threat his a deep interest in the mass shootings in oregon, that's according to newly released court documents tonight. the 19-year-old told police tonight that the threat to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person i

metro area and that's where we will continue to see it, too. making your way out and about tonight and you're maybi makingf the commuter forecasting. showers likely tomorrow between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. same deal. more showers on the way and keep the umbrellas handy and you'll need the big umbrella and i'll show you which day has the heaviest rain at 6:25. >> see you then, thank you, doug. >>> to the other top story, the college student who ujumped ove the white house fence draped in an american flag. he's been released from custody. he walked out of court and was ordered to live with his mother in connecticut. >> tonight we have team coverage on that case and the call for tighter security. scott macfarlane reports on the plans for the executive mansion and the delay in executeding those upgrades. >> let's go to meagan fitzgerald. she's live outside the courthouse as the suspected jumper reveal yes he did it, meagan? >> reporter: the district attorney says he jumped the white house fence because he needed to send a message to the federal governme

around 4:00 p.m., it starts to move west of the metro. around 9:00 p.m., that is when i expect the change over here in the metro from rain to freezing rain. obviously, as cold air arrives sooner -- if cold air arrives sooner, we will have more problems with ice. around 6:00 p.m., it will still be 36 degrees with rain. futurecast, hour-by-hour, we will break things down once we have expected rainfall and stacey: right now, des moines police are working in accident at east 235 and mlk. this is in the eastbound lane. no reported injuries but drivers should be aware of delays through that area. steve: a lot of drivers are hitting the road early to beat the rain, ice and snow. stacey: kcci's emmy victor shows us what drivers are facing. emmy: stacy and steve drivers , hitting the road early to escape the bad weather are not alone. law enforcement and he did some travelers are taking precautions. roads are filling up hour after hour this thanksgiving eve with travelers. >> we are headed to green bay. emmy: rest stops have been busy all day long

overnight we are going to see our low here in the metro, but feel like we are in the teens the whole night. saturday is going to be a dry and cold day with highs in the mid 30s but a lot less wind. " local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. we are iowa" i thought this what they would do last year but i guess c-j bethard comes and says no i'll put it on my shoulders we'll take it we'll take it stephanie: hawkeye fans rejoice as the team wins on the road in lincoln, clinching a perfect regular season. stephanie/lam good evening. i'm stephanie angleson. the hawks taking the heroes game trophy back to iowa city tonight. the final score 28, 20. stephanie: the heroes game rivalry is pretty recent, the series launched when nebraska joined the big 10 in 2011. nebraska leads the series right now, three to two, despite today's win. local 5 sports director jon schaeffer will have more on today's game and what's next for the hawks later in sports. stephanie/lam: but today was more than just a football game, it's called the hy-vee heroes game for a reason. each year, "citizen hereos" are honored at h

over 1.5 inch possible in the metro. some locations may squeeze out maybe dipping down with a dusting or more around ames. freezing rain that starting at 9:00 a.m. off to the west. initially, the ground very warm. it will be trees, power lines, it will get down to the elevated services of the roadways. it should change over here, 9:00 p.m. it will stay above freezing sunday once he icy mess down there. rain likely already out there. rain generally heavy at times. day tomorrow. thursday night. friday, mainly dry. saturday dry, 36. looks like precipitation chance sunday might -- sunday night into monday. below normal temperatures for most of the rest of next week. steve: straight ahead, showdown in lincoln. andy garman shows us how the hawkeyes are preparing. >> i was just doing my job, simple as that. stacey: just doing her job. steve: we are less than 48 hours away from the kick-off of friday's big iowa-nebraska football game. plenty is on the line for the iowa hawkeyes. but, as you might know, this game is about more th

we will rebound this weekend with mid 50s saturday and then low 60s in the metro sunday! that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather tonight will be quiet and clear with temps dropping into the low and mid 30s. tuesday will start off with sunshine, but probably won't end that way as a large, energetic system cranks up to our southwest. it will still be mild and dry tuesday though with highs in the upper 50s to near 60 for most locations. the rain from this large system will start rolling in wednesday am and could become stormy throughout the day. it looks like we will have a chance for some severe weather for especially the southern half of iowa and in the afternoon wed. we will be keeping a close eye on this powerful system to be sure! in its wake, we will have some very chilly winds thursday d friday as temps stay in the 40s for most areas. we will rebound this weekend with mid 50s saturday and then low 60s in the metro sunday! brad/2wx: forecast. check out weareiowa.com for and clear with temps and mid 30s. tuesday will start off with

schools, the metro rail work and museums are all closed. >> reporter: in position and operational, the aircraft carrier is taking off, bombs loaded. a spokesman said the first of the acts were in iraq. the action coincided with francois hollande meeting u.k. prime minister david cameron, a visit that started with a solemn moment. the two men were at the bataclan theatre, the dismall scene of mass killing at a rock concert. 90 people died. each of them paid hoppleage to the 130 dead by laying a single rose. cameron is promising more military support. he is hoping to get presidentialry approval for air strikes of i.s.i.l. in syria. he hopes it won't be a repeat two years ago which wasn't vote >> i will set out in parliament our comprehensive strategy for tackling i.s.i.l. i firmly support the action the president francois hollande has taken to strike i.s.i.l. in syria. it is my firm con victims that britain should do so too. >> translation: we're convinced we must continue to strike i.s.i.l. in syria. we will intensify our strikes. we will choose the sites that will cause the most damage

we're in the low to mid-60s in the metro area and around the bay.re's the sky over washington now. all cloudy. there's in the foreground nebraska avenue and northwest washington. we'll be in the low 60s here through mid-morning, but then the temperature scale will drop down to the upper 50s by later this afternoon. most of the showers gone by around 5:00 p.m. say good-bye to the flip-flops and the shorts, though. you'll need a light jacket by the afternoon. dining out tonight, temperatures in the 50s. jacket weather for this saturday evening. then by dawn on sunday, clear, down to the mid-40s. bright and sunny tomorrow, beautiful day. another cool day on monday, but certainly feeling more like november. we ought to be right near that monday afternoon. pretty chilly on monday. upper 30s. then some mild air returns. back into the mid-60s for highs on tuesday. might get a chancing shower on tuesday. otherwise, partly sunny into the mid-60s. here we go, near 70 again. on wednesday, partly cloudy. then a bit cooler. chance of few showers on thursday. bac

who could metro look at now? that is coming up at abc7 news. doug: clear skies outside the belfort furniture weather center right now. more sunshine in the forecast tomorrow. what about the weekend? i will have that for you up next on "abc7 ne announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: an f.b.i. agent faces up to ten years in prison for punching a teenager. it happened when the 15-year-old intervenes in an argument between the agent, the teen's mother and another man. the agent defended his actions saying he felt threatened by the 15-year-old. the montgomery county jury found him guilty of second-degree assault. he will be sentenced in january. maureen: charles severance may spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced for the murders of ruthanne lodato, ron kirby and nancy dunning. with the trial behind them now, the victims' families are reflects on the past and looking toward the futurement one of ruthanne lodato's daughters works with us here at abc7. she and her sister spoke with us today. >> it's some

volunteers the traditional delivering them to 22-hundred families in need metro. on top of that, they served 400 own cafeteria. long-time volunteers say this tradition is a win-win. bob myers, volunteer: "it's kind of a fulfilling, satisfaction when you go out and help people, and they're going up to you and you're kind of making their day, and they don't realize how much they're actually making your day." elias: hope ministries is celebrating its one hundredth year. they expect to be servng even more people as winter sets in., elias: and at a sioux city restaurant -- a family gave up their holiday to help others. remember, last you how rebos serve who needed a meal. owners made it happen. there was lots of conversation and laughter. and countless number of people who were purely thankful. donations collected weeks prior for the event not only went to food, but to provide attendees with hats, gloves, and toiletry bags too. elias: after thanksgiving means the christmas decorations, as the celebration of the next big holiday... for those secretary of agriculture bil

brad: weather adlib: we hit the 50s today in the metro, so much of our snow has melted. we should not drop below freezing in the city, but watch out in areas to the north tonight as it could get icy. also there will be a chance for some fog for mainly those northern counties where there is more snow on the ground. thanks to southerly winds tonight and wednesday, we will be staying mild, but we will also be getting cloudier with a chance for some light showers or drizzle by wed. afternoon. the rain chances will be going up wed. night but temperatures will stay mild, so not travel problems... yet. that could change on thanksgiving day when we will have temperatures falling from the low 40s in the morning into the low 30s by late in the day. meanwhile we are going to have a lot of rain falling over iowa with some snow possibly mixing in for nw iowa. the main concern in the metro will be the chance for some freezing rain mainly after 4pm thursday, as temperatures get colder. some icing will be possible before the precipitation ends late thursday night. friday is looking dry,

and for needy the metro, it may be difficult to celebrate. for tots toy drive helps to change that.... they set up all across the metro like this one at the bass pro shop in collect new need. for a link to more drop off our website, we are iowa dot com. sabrina sam is back now... sam today is going to be a busy day of weather in the forecast for be a big problem for nearly 6 to 9 inches northwest iowa. the during the morning hours today and continue through the evening and off and on through tuesday afternoon. heaviest snow accumulations are going to occur in northwest iowa with amounts tapering off as you move into "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" sam weather adlib: today is going to be a busy day of weather with rain, freezing rain, and snow all back in the forecast for iowa. snow is going to be a big problem for northwest iowa with nearly 6 to 9 inches expected for northwest iowa. the snow will start falling during the morning hours today a

around the metro, six inches. anywhere from about four and a half to six and a half inches reported. that is right about on the money for what we thought we would see in the metro. the flurries are pretty much beast of i-35 right now. we will eventually -- pretty much east of i-35 right now. we will eventually clear out. st. louis, that is where the warmer air has then with this system, but a whole lot of snow affecting chicago. look at these temperatures. off to the north and west, rapid city, 14 degrees. bismarck at 16 degrees. here in des moines, we are at 27 degrees. alyx: we have a few ways you can keep up to date with snow. you can watch live radar and get weather and closing alerts on your smartphone with our kcci mobile app. you can download it from the google play store, or the itunes store. a citywide snow ordinance is in effect for des moines right now. a new rule means no cars can be parked on streets in residential areas. the only exception is in neighborhoods like sherman hill where there is even and

it still falling around the metro area. clearing skies are not that far to the west and over the next several hours as we zoom into doppler radar, rain continues to move to the northeast. heavy elements could pass through the next couple of hours but generally clearing skies later in the day. clearing skies throughout the area tonight. and 55., sunshine a second quote from comes through saturday night. sunday morning will be chilly. we will take it. jummy: more on the breakin >> hi, everybody. i'm chris harrison, and it's eligible bachelor week here on our show. we've gone out and found some great guys who are single and ready to mingle and ready to try and win $1 million right here on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ how's everybody doing? welcome to the show. everybody ready to play "who wants to be a millionaire"? [cheers and applause] very good. as a romantic musician, our first eligible bachelor shows his affection by writing love songs. hopefully, today we'll be writing him a c